Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Gentianella amarella Boerner
(Dwarf Gentian)
Family: Gentianaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
By subsp., see Allred
Gentianella amarella is an annual upper elevation herb. The corolla tube is pale purple with five short pastel purple lobes with fringes at the base of each. The tube is not pleated between the lobes, and the anthers are orange and black. The flowers are terminal and in the leaf axils. The sepals are dimorphic. The stems are usually single and the leaves are erect, lanceolate, strongly veined, and acuminate.
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Gentianella amarella, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, Aug. 9, 2009
Gentianella amarella, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, Aug. 9, 2009
Gentianella amarella, macro of floral dissection, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, Aug. 9, 2009
Gentianella amarella, dimorphic sepals, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, Aug. 9, 2009
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