Gentianella amarella Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner

Autumn dwarf gentian

2020 Bob Sweatt

2009 Ron Wolf

2020 Bob Sweatt

2020 Matt Berger

2018 Denny Grossman

2009 Ron Wolf

Gentianella amarella is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (194 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. acuta
Genus:	Gentianella
Family:	Gentianaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Gentianella amarella from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (GEAM3) 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/09/2023).