Gentiana Newberryi
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''Gentiana newberryi'' is a species of
gentian ''Gentiana'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species it is considered a large genus. They are notable for their mostl ...
known by the common names alpine gentian and Newberry's gentian. It is a perennial herb found in western North America.


Distribution

The plant is native to
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and
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. Its habitat is wet mountain meadows.


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
inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...
s 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. 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.


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Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Gentiana newberryi''''Gentiana newberryi'' — Photo gallery
newberryi Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of Nevada Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Taxa named by Asa Gray Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Gentianales-stub