Family: Gentianaceae
autumn dwarf gentian
[ Amarella acuta (Michx.) Raf. , more, Amarella plebeja (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene, Amarella plebeja var. holmii (Wettst.) Rydb., Amarella strictiflora (Rydb.) Greene, Gentiana acuta Michx., Gentiana amarella auct. p.p. non L., Gentiana amarella subsp. acuta (Michx.) Hultén, Gentiana amarella var. acuta (Michx.) Herder, Gentiana amarella var. plebeja (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Hultén, Gentiana amarella var. stricta (Griseb.) S. Wats., Gentiana anisosepala , Gentiana plebeja Ledeb. ex Spreng., Gentiana plebeja var. holmii Wettst., Gentiana strictiflora (Rydb.) A. Nels., Gentianella acuta (Michx.) Hiitonen, Gentianella amarella var. acuta (Michx.) Herder, Gentianella amarella var. plebeja (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Hultén, Gentianella clementis , Gentianella strictiflora (Rydb.) W.A. Weber] Photo ©Al Schneider, swcoloradowildflowers.com |
PLANTS: Annuals, 3-75 cm tall. LEAVES: basal leaves oblanceolate to spatulate; cauline leaves lanceolate to ovate, somewhat clasping, 3-5 cm long. FLOWERS: in simple or compound umbellate cymes; calyx variable, the lobes equal or not, but not foliaceous, 4-8 mm long, the margins entire, the tube 1-3 mm long; corolla lavender or white, cylindric to funnelform, the lobes 2-7 mm long, the tube 7-12 mm long, the corona hairs not united. NOTES: See the parent taxon for further description. Wet meadows and forested areas: Apache, Coconino, Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz cos.; 1450-3500 m (4700-11500 ft); Aug-Sep; AK, CA, CO, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WY; throughout Canada, s to Chih., N. L., Mex. REFERENCES: Mason, Charles T. 1998 Gentianaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. 30(2): 84. |