Gentiana baeuerlenii

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Gentiana baeuerlenii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species:
G. baeuerlenii
Binomial name
Gentiana baeuerlenii

Gentiana baeuerlenii is a flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a small annual herb with whitish-blue flowers.

Description

Gentiana baeuerlenii is a small annual herb 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) high with upright, smooth branches sometimes branching from the base, finely rough on upper surface, smooth below and sparsely branched. The basal leaves are mostly in pairs, sessile, broadly egg-shaped and up to 8 mm (0.31 in) long. The cauline leaves are in pairs of three or four, smaller than lower leaves and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long. The flowers are borne 1-3 per plant on a short pedicel at the end of branches, corolla narrowly bell-shaped, whitish blue on the inside, greenish on the outside, 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long, calyx five lobed and 1–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long. Flowering occurs in October and the fruit is an oval-shaped capsule 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Gentiana baeuerlenii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. Adams, Laurence. "Gentiana baeuerlenii". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. Harden, Gwen. "Gentiana baeuerlenii". PlantNET-NSW FloraOnline. Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 September 2021.