Gentiana catesbyi Walter. Common name: Coastal Plain Gentian. Phenology: Late Sep-Nov. Habitat: Pocosins, moist longleaf pine savanna edges, edges of moist hardwood forests, bluff seepages. Distribution: S. NJ south to ne. FL and e. Panhandle FL, on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Traditionally spelled 'catesbaei', this is necessarily corrected to 'catesbyi' under provisions of the Code.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Weakley & Poindexter (2020a) in Weakley et al (2020); = Gentiana catesbaei Walter — C, Fl5, FNA14, G, GW2, K4, Pa, RAB, Tat, Va, WH3, Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle (1967a); = Pneumonanthe catesbaei (Walter) F.W.Schmidt; > Dasystephana latifolia (Chapm.) Small — S; > Dasystephana parvifolia (Chapm.) Small — S; > Gentiana catesbaei Walter var. catesbaei — F; > Gentiana catesbaei Walter var. nummulariaefolia Fernald — F. Basionym: Gentiana catesbyi Walter 1788
Links to other floras: = Gentiana catesbaei - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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© Alan Cressler: Gentiana catesbaei, near Sumatra, Liberty County, Florida 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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