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Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.

Prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderGentianalesGentians, coffee, gardenias, frangipani, many others
FamilyGentianaceaeAbout 1600 species of flowering plants from the genus Gentiana, named after the Illyrian king Gentius
GenusGentianaNamed after Gentius, King of Illyria, who in the 2nd century B.C. found the roots of the herb yellow gentian or bitterwort to have a healing effect on his malaria-stricken troops
SpeciesandrewsiiAfter Henry Charles Andrews (fl. 1794–1830), English botanist, botanical artist, and engraver

About plant names...

Bottle gentian is a North American native plant.

Identification: Plants are 1-2′ (30-60 cm) tall. One or more round, hairless stems emerge from the ground, green or purple. Leaves are opposite, sessile, lanceolate to ovate, up to 4½″ (11 cm) x 2″ (5 cm). They are shiny, and have roughly parallel veins. At the top of the plant, the leaves form a whorl. Flowers are blue-violet (sometimes white, pale blue, or pink), and look like buds on the verge of opening, because they never fully open. Each flower is 1-1½″ (2.5-3.8 cm) tall and up to ½″ (1.3 cm) in diameter. They are often described as bottle-shaped, and appear from July to October. The fused flowers dry out, becoming a papery wrapper for a one-inch capsule with seeds.

Online References:

Illinois Wildflowers

Minnesota Wildflowers

The Missouri Botanical Garden

Discover Life

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/9/2013 · J. Harry Rich Forest, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/9/2013 · J. Harry Rich Forest, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/9/2013 · J. Harry Rich Forest, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

 

Gentiana andrewsii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/24/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/24/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/9/2013 · J. Harry Rich Forest, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

Gentiana andrewsii (prairie closed gentian, bottle gentian, closed bottle gentian)

9/24/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Range: Zones 3-7:

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