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Photographer: Hugh H. Iltis
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Family Gentianaceae
Gentianopsis procera (Holm) Ma
Great Plains fringed gentian, lesser fringed gentian, small fringed gentian
Gentianopsis: resembling or having the form of Gentian
procera: tall
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual/biennial, 12"-32" tall forb, often branched near the top |
| Flower: | blue, 4-parted, 1 1/2"-2" wide, funnel-shaped, long stalked, petals toothed at the ends and fringed at the sides, with no folds between; solitary on long stalks; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | upper leaves long and narrow, less than 1/3" wide |
| Habitat: | moist; meadows, shores; in limy, rocky soil |
| (Glossary) |
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