Gentianaceae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Gentianaceae
Group: Vascular Plant, Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Gentiana douglasiana | Swamp Gentian | Common small annual herb of low elevation muskegs and wet meadows. Many collections in ARCTOS from throughout the region. |
Gentiana glauca | Pale Gentian | Collections in ARCTOS from the northern half of the inside mainland (i.e., east of Glacier Bay). Also a single collection from Admiralty Island. |
Gentiana platypetala | Broad-petalled Gentian | Late blooming herb with striking blue flowers that is common just above treeline and rare at lower elevations. Collections in ARCTOS from throughout the region. |
Gentiana prostrata | Moss Gentian | Three collections from the region in ARCTOS, two from Greens Creek area on Admiralty Island, and one from Mt. Roberts in Juneau. One photo observation from limestone ridge near Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island [1] |
Gentianella amarella | Northern Gentian | Collections in ARCTOS primarily the northern mainland at the upper end of Lynn Canal and along the northern gulf coast. Also collections from Chichagof Island, Coronation Island, and Northern Prince of Wales Island. |
Gentianella propinqua | Four-parted Dwarf Gentian | Collections in ARCTOS from the northern mainland, Chichagof Island, and Coronation Island. |
Gentianella tenella | Slender gentian | No georeferenced records in ARCTOS from the region. Hulten indicates an isolated occurrence in the vicinity of Juneau. A photo record from Bear Mountain on Baranof Island is the only other record [2] |
Lomatogonium rotatum | Marsh Felwort | Collections in ARCTOS from northern Admiralty Island and on either side of Lynn Canal. |
Swertia perennis | Bog Swertia | Collections in ARCTOS mostly from the outer islands and the vicinity of Glacier Bay, but also a few near Juneau. |