| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana saponaria L. sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl.: 1: 228 (1753) |
| Native Range | c. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1200m |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves ovate-lanceolate, on margins scabrous, flowers in terminal, compact cymes, calyx lobes linear, scabrous-ciliate, corolla clavate, lobes ovate |
| Size | 7-65cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Ciminalis saponaria (L.) Bercht. & J.Presl Cuttera saponaria (L.) Raf. Dasystephana cherokeensis .P.Lemmon Dasystephana latifolia (Chapm.) Small Dasystephana puberula (Michx.) Small Dasystephana saponaria (L.) Small Gentiana axillaris Raf. Gentiana cherokeensis (W.P.Lemmon) Fernald Gentiana collinsiana Raf. Gentiana elliotea Raf. Gentiana elliotii var. latifolia Chapm. Gentiana fimbriata Vahl Gentiana latifolia (Chapm.) Britton Gentiana ochroleuca Muhl. Gentiana puberula Michx. Gentiana rigida Raf. Gentiana saponaria var. alba Regel Gentiana saponaria var. allegheniensis Jenn. Gentiana saponarifolia S.Stokes Gentiana scaberrima Kusn. Gentiana shortiana Raf. Gentiana torreyana Raf. Pneumonanthe latifolia (Chapm.) Greene Pneumonanthe michauxii G.Don Pneumonanthe puberula (Michx.) Greene Pneumonanthe rigida (Raf.) Raf. Pneumonanthe saponaria (L.) F.W.Schmidt Pneumonanthe torreyana (Raf.) Raf. Xolemia collinsiana (Raf.) Raf. Xolemia elliotea (Raf.) Raf. Xolemia shortiana (Raf.) Raf. Xolemia trachiloma Raf. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, NDA North Dakota, OKL Oklahoma, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, MIC Michigan, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) |
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