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Gentiana affinis

Griseb.

Prairie Gentian

G5Secure Found in 126 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159174
Element CodePDGEN06010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusGentiana
Other Common Names
Gentiane affine (FR) Pleated Gentian (EN) pleated 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.
Taxonomic Comments
Pringle's FNA (2023, vol. 14) treatment recognizes two varieties of Gentiana affinis, G. affinis var. ovata and the typical. He includes other previously recognized varieties, such as G. affinis var. bigelovii (=G. bigelovii) and G. affinis var. parvidentata as indistinct from typical G. affinis.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-28
Change Date1988-05-16
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in moist, open, saline soils in prairies, meadows, and wetland edges (Minnesota Wildflowers, 2022).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLAND
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North DakotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
South DakotaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
ArizonaS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
MinnesotaS3Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
British ColumbiaS1Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
OntarioSNANo
ManitobaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (126)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Black River CanyonApache-Sitgreaves National Forests11,817
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Colorado (3)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Idaho (12)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (38)
AreaForestAcres
Anderson MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest31,501
BeartoothGallatin National Forest5,285
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
Cattle GulchBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,390
Cherry LakesBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,945
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Electric PeakHelena National Forest27,872
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
FleecerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest31,585
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Granulated MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest14,950
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Jerico MountainHelena National Forest8,445
Lazyman GulchHelena National Forest11,614
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
LionheadGallatin National Forest33,549
Lost Water CanyonCuster National Forest9,251
Lost Water Canyon RnaCuster National Forest561
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Marston Face # 172Kootenai National Forest9,098
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
ReefGallatin National Forest2,500
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
Snowcrest MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,649
Tenderfoot - Deep CreekLewis and Clark National Forest85,614
Upper East ForkBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8,905
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cave CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,145
Duck Creek Mtns.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,165
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
New Mexico (15)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Grass MountainSanta Fe National Forest3,254
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Mt. TaylorCibola National Forest6,355
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Willow CreekSanta Fe National Forest1,477
Oregon (10)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,973
Flag CreekMalheur National Forest7,716
Glacier MountainMalheur National Forest20,661
Greenhorn MountainMalheur National Forest15,936
Greenhorn Mtn.Umatilla National Forest11,191
Jumpoff JoeMalheur National Forest3,889
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Utah (11)
AreaForestAcres
0401001Ashley National Forest11,705
0401002Ashley National Forest36,113
0401023Ashley National Forest8,352
0401037Ashley National Forest1,166
418043Uinta National Forest9,493
East MountainManti-Lasal National Forest30,705
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
Lava BedsDixie National Forest14,944
Stump CreekCaribou National Forest355
Table Cliffs - Henderson CanyonDixie National Forest19,581
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Wyoming (30)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Franc's PeakShoshone National Forest68,561
Gannett Hills - Spring CreekBridger-Teton National Forest45,462
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Headwaters Sunlight CreekShoshone National Forest6,016
Lake Alice - Commissary RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest166,707
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
North MountainBridger-Teton National Forest9,798
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Piney PassShoshone National Forest3,356
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
ReefShoshone National Forest16,817
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Sheep MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest17,626
Sheridan PassShoshone National Forest8,394
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
South ForkShoshone National Forest64,903
South Wyoming RangeBridger-Teton National Forest85,776
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
Trout CreekShoshone National Forest44,034
Wapiti Valley NorthShoshone National Forest18,345
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Windy MountainShoshone National Forest31,283
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. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2022. <i>Gentiana affinis</i> (Pleated Gentian). Accessed on September 15, 2022. https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/pleated-gentian