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Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz
showy prairie gentian
       
Symbol:   EUEXR  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Gentianaceae  
Duration:   Annual
Perennial 		 
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Eustoma russellianum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 8. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz

  EUGR4 Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinners
  EURU4 Eustoma russellianum (Hook.) G. Don
 

Distribution:
Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz

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Related Taxa:
Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz

View 17 genera in Gentianaceae, 1 species in Eustoma, 2 subspecies in Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don
 

Classification:
Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Gentianales
Family Gentianaceae – Gentian family
Genus Eustoma Salisb. ex G. Don – prairie gentian
Species Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don – catchfly prairie gentian
Subspecies Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz – showy prairie gentian
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz

Eustoma exaltatum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL NO FACW+ NO NO NO FACW OBL* NO NO OBL* NO FACW NO

Eustoma grandiflorum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FACW NO NI NO FACW FACW FAC- FAC* NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don ssp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566032.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
 
 
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