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Gentiana saponaria

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Soapwort Gentian

G5Secure Found in 14 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132990
Element CodePDGEN060Q2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusGentiana
Synonyms
Gentiana saponaria var. saponaria
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the narrow treatment of Gentiana saponaria, excluding G. latidens as a distinct species, as recognized by Pringle in FNA (2023, vol. 14). G. latidens has been treated as a variety of G. saponaria (e.g., Kartesz 1999). One additional difference is that Pringle includes Dasystephana latifolia (Chapman) Small (=G. elliottii var. latifolia) here while Kartesz (1999) and Weakley et al. (2024) include that name in G. catesbyi (G. catesbaei).
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-08-21
Change Date2002-08-21
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSXYes
KentuckyS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New JerseyS3Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
TexasSNRYes
OklahomaSHYes
MarylandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
DelawareS3Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
AlabamaS3Yes
MississippiS3Yes
IndianaSNRYes
New YorkS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ArkansasS3Yes
FloridaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (14)
Georgia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Illinois (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
Burden FallsShawnee National Forest485
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 14. Magnoliophyta: Gentianaceae to Hydroleaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 505 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  3. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.