Gentiana newberryi

Gentiana newberryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Gentiana
Species:	G. newberryi
Binomial name
	Gentiana newberryi; Gray

Gentiana newberryi is a species of gentian known by the common names alpine gentian and Newberry's gentian. It is a perennial herb found in western North America.^[1]

Distribution[]

The plant is native to California and Oregon. Its habitat is wet mountain meadows.^[2]

Gentiana newberryi var. Tiogana, in Yosemite National Park.

Description[]

Gentiana newberryi is a small perennial herb growing short stems which lie against the ground or snake through the grass.

The curving leaves are lance-shaped to spoon-shaped. The foliage is green and may have purple coloration along the edges and tips.

Flowers are solitary or come in inflorescences of up to five. Each flower is trumpet-shaped and up to 5 or 6 centimeters long, and 3 centimeters wide at the mouth. The lobes of the flower corolla have rounded to slightly pointed tips. Between each of the five lobes is a sinus appendage which comes to a very sharp point and twists into a thread. The outer surface of the mainly white flower is sharply striped with light to deep blue.^[2] The inner surface may be lightly striped with greenish or yellowish coloration, and freckled with a similar color.

The fruit is a capsule containing winged seeds.

References[]

^ "Gentiana newberryi Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

External links[]

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[1] "Gentiana newberryi Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

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