Gentiana clausa
| Gentiana clausa | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. clausa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gentiana clausa | |
Gentiana clausa, one of several plants with the common name "bottle gentian", is a 1'–2' tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is native to Eastern North American moist meadows and woods at higher elevations, from Quebec in the north, through the Appalachian range to North Carolina and Tennessee in the south.[1] It has paired, lanceolate leaves, usually on unbranched stalks, and blue blooms which remain closed or nearly so (thus the Latin specific name). Bumblebees are strong enough to push open the petals to suck nectar, thus pollinating the flower, just like for Gentiana andrewsii.[2][3] Gentiana clausa flowers from late August to October.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile
- ↑ Dirig, Robert (October 2013). "Bluebottles, Fringes, and Bumbling Bees. Gentians in the Finger Lakes" (PDF). Solidago. Ithaca: Finger Lakes Native Plant Society. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Creech Bledsoe, Lisa (26 October 2023). "Bumblebee in Bottle Gentian". vimeo. New York: vimeo. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chesapeake Natives listing". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "Connecticut Botanical Society listing". Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center listing