PLANTS Profile for Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta (autumn dwarf gentian)

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Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett
autumn dwarf gentian

Symbol:

GEAMA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Gentianaceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

Margaret Williams. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. United States, CA. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

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Synonyms:
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

	AMAC5	Amarella acuta (Michx.) Raf.
	AMPL	Amarella plebeja (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene
	AMPLH	Amarella plebeja (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene var. holmii (Wettst.) Rydb.
	AMST5	Amarella strictiflora (Rydb.) Greene
	GEAC	Gentiana acuta Michx.
	GEAM4	Gentiana amarella auct. non L. p.p.
	GEAMA2	Gentiana amarella L. ssp. acuta (Michx.) Hultén
	GEAMA4	Gentiana amarella L. var. acuta (Michx.) Herder
	GEAMP2	Gentiana amarella L. var. plebeja (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Hultén
	GEAMS	Gentiana amarella L. var. stricta (Griseb.) S. Watson
	GEPL4	Gentiana plebeja Ledeb. ex Spreng.
	GEPLH	Gentiana plebeja Ledeb. ex Spreng. var. holmii Wettst.
	GEST5	Gentiana strictiflora (Rydb.) A. Nelson
	GEAC2	Gentianella acuta (Michx.) Hiitonen
	GEAMA3	Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner var. acuta (Michx.) Herder
	GEST10	Gentianella strictiflora (Rydb.) W.A. Weber

Distribution:
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, ME, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

View 17 genera in Gentianaceae, 10 species in Gentianella, 2 subspecies in Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner

Classification:
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

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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	Gentianella Moench – dwarf gentian
Species	Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner – autumn dwarf gentian
Subspecies	Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett – autumn dwarf gentian

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
Gentianella amarella
northern gentian		Endangered
Vermont:
Gentianella amarella
felwort		Threatened

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.

Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

Gentianella amarella:

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,OBL

FAC

OBL

FACW

OBL

FACW

FAC

FACW-

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30060.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:47 PM CDT