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Gentiana linearis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Gentianaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Gentianales

Genus
  
Gentiana

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Similar
  
Gentiana catesbaei, Gentiana clausa, Gentiana autumnalis, Gentiana newberryi, Gentiana glauca

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Gentiana linearis (narrowleaf gentian) is a 1–2 ft (30–61 cm) tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is native to northeastern North America from Manitoba to Maine, and to the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee. Similar to the "bottle gentians" like Gentiana clausa and Gentiana andrewsii, it has paired, lanceolate leaves, usually on unbranched stalks, and blue or purple blooms which remain closed or nearly closed; the leaves are narrower however, as the specific name indicates.

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References

Gentiana linearis Wikipedia