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Pygmy Gentian (Gentiana prostrata)

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Gentiana Prostrata, or more commonly know as Pygmy Gentian, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Gentiana. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Gentiana Prostrata or Pygmy Gentian's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Gentiana
  • Family: Gentianaceae
  • Order: Gentianales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Biennial Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW OBL
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(NI) 8(OBL) 9(FACW) 0(NI*) A(FACW)





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