''Gentianopsis virgata'', commonly known as lesser fringed gentian, narrow-leaved fringed gentian, or smaller fringed gentian, is a biennial herbaceous species of plant, native to eastern USA and eastern Canada.
Taxonomy
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Gentianopsis crinita
''Gentianopsis crinita'' (sometimes called greater fringed gentian or blue gentian) is a biennial herbaceous species, native to eastern USA and eastern Canada. The flowers of fringed gentian open on sunny days, but generally remain closed on clou ...
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(Froel.) Ma is an eastern North American species complex, containing a group of closely related taxa, including ''G. virgata''. Further species were described in the past, but a lack of difference in
nrDNA
Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is a DNA sequence that codes for ribosomal RNA. These sequences regulate transcription initiation and amplification, and contain both transcribed and non-transcribed spacer segments.
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morphology
Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:
Disciplines
* Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
* Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies ...
does not support their recognition. Three subspecies are currently recognized:
[Brouillet, L., F. Coursol, S.J. Meades, M. Favreau, M. Anions, P. Bélisle & P. Desmet. 2010+. VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada. http://data.canadensys.net/vascan/ (consulted on 2018-01-12)]
*''Gentianopsis virgata''
(Raf.) Holub subsp. ''virgata''
*''Gentianopsis virgata'' subsp. ''victorinii''
(Fernald) Lammers
*''Gentianopsis virgata'' subsp. ''macounii''
(Holm) J.S. Pringle
References
virgata
Flora of Northern America
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