Gentiana clausa

closed gentian, bottle gentian

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Family

Gentianaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

1 - 3.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Blue

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet

Blooms

August - October

Fall Color

Habitat

moist open woods, stream banks, meadows, in noncalcareous soils

Notes

; FACW

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Resources

The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
Piedmont
Coastal Plain