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Gentiana decora

Pollard

Showy Gentian

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 33 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora). Photo by Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0
Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora). Photo by hikinggirl, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
hikinggirl, CC BY-NC 4.0
Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora). Photo by Jim Brighton, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Jim Brighton, CC BY-NC 4.0
Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora). Photo by Jim Brighton, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Jim Brighton, CC BY-NC 4.0
Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora). Photo by Chattanooga Parks, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Chattanooga Parks, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135823
Element CodePDGEN060C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusGentiana
Other Common Names
showy gentian (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-05-02
Change Date1988-05-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS4Yes
KentuckyS3Yes
South CarolinaS2Yes
West VirginiaS2Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
VirginiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (33)
Georgia (11)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Ken MountainChattahoochee National Forest527
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Tate BranchChattahoochee National Forest1,069
North Carolina (12)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Tennessee (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Little Frog Addition NWCherokee National Forest628
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
References (2)
  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. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.