Gentiana andrewsii
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Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
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Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. |
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]