''Gentiana autumnalis'', the pine barren gentian, is a tall flowering plant in the

Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus '' Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan. Characteri ...

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. It is native to eastern North America coastal pinebarrens from

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. Fire suppression, invasive weeds, and the altering of natural water flows all pose threats to rare native populations of ''G. autumnalis''.North Carolina Native Plant Society
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autumnalis Endemic flora of the United States Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1776 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Gentianales-stub