Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana villosa L. sect. Pneumonanthe |
Synonyms | Gentiana heterophylla Raf. |
Gentiana incarnata Sims | |
Gentiana ochroleuca Froel. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves narrowly obovate to suboblong, to 10cm long, glabrous, dark green, flowers in small terminal cluster, corolla subventricose, with erect lobes |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | greenish white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A. (Indiana , New Jersey , Ohio , Pennsylvania , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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