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Halenia deflexa

(Sm.) Griseb.

Spurred Gentian

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143347

Element CodePDGEN09010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGentianales

FamilyGentianaceae

GenusHalenia

Other Common Names

Halénie défléchie (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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-04-12

Change Date1984-05-16

Ecology & Habitat

Description

Spurred Gentian is a glabrous annual herb with erect, simple or branched stems that are 5-30 cm high. The opposite, lance-shaped leaves are 2-4 cm long and have entire margins. The basal leaves have short petioles, while the upper are sessile. Loose clusters of 2-9 yellowish to purplish green flowers arise from the stem tips and from the axils of the upper leaves. Each flower has 4 narrow sepals that are ca. 5 mm long and a broadly tubular, deeply 4-lobed corolla that is 6-12 mm long with a spur at the base of each lobe. The cone-shaped seed capsule protrudes beyond the corolla at maturity.

Diagnostic Characteristics

The 4-lobed, spurred corolla is diagnostic.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Vermont	S1	Yes
New York	S1	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
North Dakota	S3	Yes
Massachusetts	SH	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

Michigan (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fibre	Hiawatha National Forest	7,432
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless Area	Ottawa National Forest	4,360

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kawishiwi Lake To Sawbill	Superior National Forest	15,305
Wood Lake	Superior National Forest	596

South Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beaver Park	Black Hills National Forest	5,010

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09177 - Le Roy Creek	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	8,138

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sand Creek	Black Hills National Forest	7,950

References (1)

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.