Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

Agueweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentianella

Characteristics

Plants 2–8 dm, simple or often freely branched; lvs sessile, lanceolate or lance-ovate, acute or subacuminate, 2–7 cm; fls blue or seldom white, in dense cymes terminating the stem or short axillary branches, on pedicels to 1 cm, or a few lower fls solitary; cal-lobes linear to lance-ovate; cor 15–23 mm, tubular-funnelform, blue to white, its lobes 4–7 mm, ovate or lance-ovate, acute or acuminate; 2n=38. Woods and moist or wet open places. Aug., Sept. Var. quinquefolia, with the cal-tube 1.5–3 mm, and the cal-lobes 1.5–5 mm, occurs in the Appalachian region from Me. to Ga., w. to w. N.Y. and adj. Ont. (Gentiana q.) Var. occidentalis (A. Gray) Small, with the cal-tube 2.5–5 mm and the lobes 4.5–10 mm (often foliaceous), is more western, occurring from O. and s. Ont. to Minn., s. to Ky., Ark., and se. Kansas. (G. o.; Amarella o.)
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Rich woods and moist fields.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ague (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Gentianella quinquefolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Gentianella quinquefolia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:108723-2
WFO ID wfo-0000699414
COL ID 6KC63
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gentiana quinqueflora Gentiana quinqueflora Gentiana quinqueflora Gentiana quinquefolia Gentianella quinquefolia Aloitis parviflora Amarella occidentalis Ericoila quinqueflora Gentiana amarelloides Gentiana kentukensis Hippion quinquefolium Aloitis quinquefolia Aloitis occidentalis Aloitis quinqueflora Amarella amarelloides Gentiana occidentalis Aloitis quinqueflora subsp. occidentalis Gentiana quinquefolia var. amarelloides Gentiana quinquefolia var. occidentalis Gentiana propinqua var. occidentalis Gentiana quinquefolia f. lutescens Gentianella quinquefolia var. quinquefolia

Lower taxons

Gentianella quinquefolia subsp. occidentalis