Gentiana affinis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gentiana affinis Griseb.

Pleated gentian

2020 Wyatt Dooley

2010 Lee Dittmann

2007 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (164 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. ovata ... var. parvidentata
Genus:	Gentiana
Family:	Gentianaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral, Coastal Prairie, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Dasystephana affinis
PLANTS	Dasystephana interrupta
PLANTS	Gentiana affinis var. bigelovii
PLANTS	Gentiana affinis var. forwoodii
PLANTS	Gentiana affinis var. major
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Information about Gentiana affinis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (GEAF) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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: 02/06/2023).