Gentiana alba

Classification	Dicots
Family	Gentianaceae
Family (Traditional)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Gentiana
Species:	Gentiana alba Muhl. ex Nutt.
Common Name	Plain Gentian
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Robertson (KY), Rowan (KY)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1985 - 1987

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0089247	Robertson	Kentucky	24 Sep 1985	Max Medley	APSC Gentiana alba
APSC0048598	Robertson	Kentucky	26 Sep 1985	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Gentiana alba
APSC0100000	Rowan	Kentucky			APSC Gentiana alba
31234100476462	Rowan	Kentucky	16 Sep 1987	Charles A. Hammer 538	EKY Gentiana alba

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Gentiana alba

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