Eustoma exaltatum

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Eustoma exaltatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Eustoma
Species:
E. exaltatum
Binomial name
Eustoma exaltatum
Forms [2]
  • Eustoma exaltatum f. barkleyi (Standl. ex Shinners) B.L.Turner
  • Eustoma exaltatum f. exaltatum

Eustoma exaltatum, commonly called seaside gentian, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family (Gentianaceae).

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Description

Eustoma exaltatum is an erect herbaceous plant with a glaucous, leafy stem. It produces large, purple, bell-shaped flowers throughout the growing season, peaking in spring through summer. [4] [3]

Eustoma russellianum is closely related to Eustoma exaltatum, and in some treatments they are ranked as subspecies, rather than as separate species. [5]

Distribution

It is native to North America, where it found in from the southern United States and the West Indies, south to Mexico and Belize. [6] Its natural habitat is wet places, such as alkaline marshes, stream beds, and saline coastal areas. [6] [5] [4] It is moderately tolerant of inundation by salt water, and highly tolerant of salt winds. [3]

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References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Eustoma exaltatum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. "Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G.Don". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Seaside gentian The Institute for Regional Conservation
  4. 1 2 Kearney, Thomas; Peebles, Robert (1942). Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 861.
  5. 1 2 Eustoma exaltatum subsp. exaltatum The Jepson Herbarium
  6. 1 2 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".