Gentiana flavida A. Gray. Common name: Pale Gentian. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Moist meadows, prairies, glades, openings in mesic forests. Distribution: MI west to MN, south to n. AR; with scattered disjunctions eastward to PA, OH, WV, KY, and w. NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The nomenclatural issues surrounding the correct name of this species (summarized at one point by Wilbur 1988c) have remained arcane; Pringle (2023) settled on G. flavida (see discussions).
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA14, G; = Dasystephana flavida (A.Gray) Britton — S; = Gentiana alba Muhl. ex Nutt. — Ar, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, Pa, RAB, W, WV, Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle (1967a); = Pneumonanthe flavida (A.Gray) Greene. Basionym: Gentiana flavida A.Gray 1846
Links to other floras: = Gentiana flavida - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
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