Scientific Name | Gentianopsis barbellata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GEBA2 |
Common Name | Perennial Fringed Gentian | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30079 |
Family | Gentianaceae (Gentian) | SEINet Reference |
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Description |
Life zones and habitat: Montane to alpine (8600 to 13000 ft.); moist soils in grassy slopes, meadows and rocky areas. Plant: Perennial 2 to 6 inches tall; erect, leafy stem. Leaves: Thick, oblanceolate to narrowlyovate leaves; basal leaves up to 3 inches long and petiolate, stem leaves up to 1-1/2 inches long. Inflorescence: Small tubular flowers, solitary or paired, each sessile or on short pedicels with a pair of sessile leaf-like bracts; flowers with twisted purple to lavender 4-lobed corollas, each lobe 3/4 to 1 inch long with fringed edges; pale green calyx tube below corolla. Bloom Period: August and September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel and SEINet. |
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