Gentiana sceptrum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gentiana sceptrum Griseb.

King's scepter gentian

2012 Barry Rice

2011 Ryan Batten

Charles Webber1998 California Academy of Sciences

Gentiana sceptrum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (59 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Gentiana
Family:	Gentianaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Gentiana menziesii
PLANTS	Gentiana sceptrum var. cascadensis
PLANTS	Gentiana sceptrum var. humilis

Information about Gentiana sceptrum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GESC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/07/2023).