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PLANTS

Closed bottle gentian

Gentiana andrewsii

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialPurple flowersaoût
Closed bottle gentian, photo 1 of 5
Closed bottle gentian, In flower
Closed bottle gentian, In fruit
30–60 cmLength
61 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm. Grows in fields and near water. Purple flowers, in August.

There are 115 observations of Closed bottle gentian in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie42
  2. Outaouais35
  3. Capitale-Nationale11
  4. Centre-du-Québec7
  5. Montréal7
  6. Laval6
  7. Laurentides4
  8. Estrie2
  9. Lanaudière1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
Water’s edgepeupleloup

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Fringed gentianGentianopsis crinita
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