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Gentiana rubricaulis

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Closed Gentian

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137888

Element CodePDGEN060P0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGentianales

FamilyGentianaceae

GenusGentiana

Other Common Names

Gentiane à tiges rouges (FR)

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.

Taxonomic Comments

According to Pringle in FNA (2023, vol. 14), "The name Gentiana linearis var. lanceolata A. Gray was applied originally to plants referable to G. linearis, although the name G. rubricaulis was cited in synonymy. The name G. linearis var. latifolia was applied originally only to G. rubricaulis, but both of these names were applied subsequently to both that species and relatively wide-leaved specimens of G. linearis. This confusion has been responsible in some cases for the rejection of specific status for G. rubricaulis, and for erroneous reports of G. rubricaulis in New York and Vermont."

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-26

Change Date1994-12-05

Range Extent Comments

Manitoba to Ontario, south to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; disjunct in New Brunswick and Maine; reports from Saskatchewan and Nebraska are based on misidentifications (Pringle in FNA 2023, vol. 14).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Maine	S1	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Vermont	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Phantom Lake	Superior National Forest	6,521

References (2)

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.
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.