downy gentian

Gentiana puberulenta

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Gentiana puberulenta, the downy gentian, is a branchless perennial plant of the Gentianaceae family native to North America. It is about ¾–1½' tall, with bright blue to deep blue-violet bell-shaped, upright, five-lobed flowers measuring 1½ to 2¼ inches across when fully open. Flowers grow in clusters of 1-8 at the apex of the plant. Lanceolate, sessile, glossy leaves up to 3" long and 1¼" across are arranged oppositely along the central stem, except at the apex...

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  1. (c) Erin Faulkner, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Faulkner
  2. (c) cassi saari, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cassi saari
  3. (c) Susan Elliott, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
  4. Sem direitos reservados, uploaded by Alan Weakley
  5. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana_puberulenta

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