Gentiana andrewsii

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iClosed bottle gentian
Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species: G. andrewsii
Binomial name
Gentiana andrewsii
Griseb.
Closed Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
Closed Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)

The closed bottle gentian is considered a threatened species by the USDA in New England states, New York, and Maryland. It grows in wet meadows, late blooming (August-October) flowers are closed 1 to 1½ inches, violet blue in groups of 6. Plants can attain a height of two feet, if conditions allow.[1]

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