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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationGentianaceae: Gentiana
Classification 1Gentianaceae: Gentianella
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00135589
Type StatusPossible Type
CollectorC. W. Short
CountryUnited States of America
StateKentucky
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Kentucky
LocalityBarrens of Kentucky
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c7ec1740-4afb-4836-b39f-d754bcdb708f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00135589
HerbariumGH
FamilyGentianaceae
Type StatusPossible Type
Possible Type of Gentiana quinqueflora var. occidentalis A. Gray
Taxon Reference(for Gentiana quinqueflora var. occidentalis A. Gray) Manual [A. Gray] 1848. 359.
FamilyGentianaceae
Determination Gentianella quinqufolia subsp. occidentalis (A. Gray) J. M. Gillett
Determined byJ. M. Gillett
Determination Remarks [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks= Gentianella quinqufolia (L.) Small ssp. occidentalis (A. Gray) J. M. Gillett, det. J. M. Gillett, 1952. In Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44. 245. 1957, Gillett notes Gray's citation in Syn. Fl. N. Am. 2(1): 119. 1878 of Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3496. 1836 and states this as being the type. However Gray used the word "mainly" after this citation, in which several collections are cited. The illustration was supplied by Short. A Lectotypification is still needed.

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