Gentianella quinquefolia var. quinquefolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyGentianaceae
Family (Traditional)Gentianaceae
GenusGentianella
Species:
Infraspecies:Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small var. quinquefolia
Common NameAgueweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 7
StatusNative
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Gentianella quinquefolia Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small
Gentianella quinquefolia var. quinquefolia Gentianella quinquefolia var. quinquefolia

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullitt (KY), Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Cumberland (TN), Grundy (TN), Polk (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100476710 Unicoi Tennessee 20 Sep 1979 B. Eugene Wofford, D. K. Smith
79-284		 EKY
Gentianella quinquefolia
31234100476686 Lewis Kentucky 02 Oct 1991 Landon E. McKinney
4886		 EKY
Gentianella quinquefolia
31234100476702 Bledsoe Tennessee 14 Sep 1997 Henry R. DeSelm
 EKY
Gentianella quinquefolia
31234100476694 Hardin Kentucky 06 Nov 1980 Raymond Athey
4578		 EKY
Gentianella quinquefolia
ETSU005771 Unicoi Tennessee 23 Oct 2015 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Gentianella quinquefolia
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 12 Oct 2016 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Gentianella quinquefolia
TENN-V-0176471 Hardin Kentucky
TENN
Gentianella quinquefolia
UCHT023831 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Gentianella quinquefolia
BEREA024400 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Gentianella quinquefolia
BEREA024401 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0115424 Unicoi Tennessee
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0012990 Union Tennessee
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0083693 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0050987 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0079665 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0079664 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0083692 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0012993 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0012991 Anderson Tennessee
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0052067 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0076745 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0083701 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0102499 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0083691 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
APSC0012992 Van Buren Tennessee
APSC
Gentianella quinquefolia
UCHT035731 Campbell Tennessee
UCHT
Gentianella quinquefolia
UOS03178 Van Buren Tennessee 22 Sep 2001 Chris A. Fleming
 UOS
Gentianella quinquefolia
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