Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana oregana Engl. ex A.Gray sect. Pneumonanthe |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 122 (1878) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-2300m |
Description | stems erect, leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, 3-5cm, flowers few, terminal, bracts oblong or ovate, sepals oblong to lanceolate, corolla infundibuliform, 3-4cm |
Size | 10-65cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer |
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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 summer |
Synonyms | Dasystephana oregana (Engl. ex A.Gray) Rydb. Gentiana affinis var. ovata A.Gray Pneumonanthe oregana (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |