PLANTS Profile for Gentianella quinquefolia (agueweed)

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Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small
agueweed

Symbol:

GEQU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Gentianaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

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Distribution:
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

View 17 genera in Gentianaceae, 10 species in Gentianella or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. occidentalis
agueweed

Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia
agueweed

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Gentianaceae – Gentian family
Genus	Gentianella Moench – dwarf gentian
Species	Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small – agueweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Gentiana quinquefolia [=GEQUQ]
stiff gentian		Endangered
Maine:
stiff gentian		Possibly Extirpated
Maryland:
stiff gentian		Endangered
Michigan:
stiff gentian		Threatened
New York:
stiff gentian		Exploitably Vulnerable
Vermont:
stiff gentian		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW-

FAC

FACW-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30069.

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 12:19 AM MDT