Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana setigera A.Gray sect. Pneumonanthe |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 84 (1876) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 300-1100m |
Description | leaves ovate to orbiculate, obtuse, flowers 1-few in small cluster, corolla narrowly campanulate, lobes acuminate |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | ind |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana bisetaea Howell Pneumonanthe setigera (A.Gray) Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |