Gentiana latidens (House) J.S. Pringle & Weakley. Section: Pneumonanthe. Common name: Balsam Mountain Gentian. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Moist, often seeping, more or less open sites on rocky slopes. Distribution: Restricted to the higher mountains of NC south of Asheville, NC (Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Transylvania counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, Drake (2011), Pringle & Weakley (2009); = Gentiana saponaria L. var. latidens House; < Dasystephana decora (Pollard) Small — S; < Gentiana clausa Raf. — GW2, RAB, W, Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle (1967a); < Pneumonanthe clausa (Raf.) Greene. Basionym: Gentiana saponaria L. var. latidens House 1910
Links to other floras: = Gentiana latidens - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Transylvania County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
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