Eustoma exaltatum (Linnaeus) Salisbury ex G. Don. Common name: Prairie-gentian, West Indian Bluebell, Alkali Chalice. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Alkaline prairies, saline coastal areas. Distribution: AL and peninsular FL west to s. CA, south to Mexico and Belize; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, Fl5, GW2, Meso4.1, Mex, S, S13, Tx, WH3, Shinners (1957), Turner (2014), Wood & Weaver (1982); = Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G.Don ssp. exaltatum — FNA14, K4, Drake (2011); Gentiana exaltata Linnaeus. Basionym: Gentiana exaltata L. 1762
Links to other floras: = Eustoma exaltatum ssp. exaltatum - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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