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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Gentianaceae
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small subsp. occidentalis (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett
ague-weed, stiff gentian
Gentianella: little Gentian, reflecting its having been split off from the genus Gentiana because, while very similar, was of a different enough character and measurements to warrant its own genus
quinquefolia: Latin for "five-leaved"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3"-16" tall forb |
| Flower: | purple to white, 4-5-parted, 5/8" long, tubular-shaped with a small opening at the top, no folds between the petals; inflorescence mostly a tall, dense, branched cluster (cyme) at the ends of the stems and branches; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | stalkless, opposite, lance-shaped |
| Habitat: | dry; prairies, woods; in limy soil |
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