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Search Term(s): Gentiana saponaria   (1 record found)

GENTIANACEAE
Gentian Family
Gentiana saponaria  (soapwort gentian)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Gentiana: named for Gentius, 6th century king of Illyria, who found the roots of the yellow gentian to have a healing effect on his malaria-stricken troops; saponaria: soapy
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
October
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Early successional habitats, such as meadows, thickets, edges and tree-lines; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont
State Status
Uncommon
Piedmont Status
Rare
Coastal Plain Status
Uncommon
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Southern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Early Successional Shrub/Brush Upland Habitats (Coastal Plain Old Field)
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