Gentiana austromontana J.S. Pringle & Sharp. Section: Pneumonanthe. Common name: Blue Ridge Gentian. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Mountain forests and grassy balds, especially at medium to high elevations, but descending to ca. 600 m (2200 feet). Distribution: A Southern Appalachian endemic: s. WV and sw. VA south to w. NC and ne. TN.
ID notes: The flowers of G. austromontana are usually a deeper and more intense blue-violet than the similar G. clausa and G. decora. See Pringle & Sharp (1964) for additional discussion.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA14, K4, Tn, Va, W, WV, Drake (2011), Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle & Weakley (2009), Pringle (1967a); < Dasystephana decora (Pollard) Small — S; < Gentiana clausa Raf. — F, G, GW2, RAB. Basionym: Gentiana austromontana J.S.Pringle & Sharp 1964
Links to other floras: = Gentiana austromontana - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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