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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies
  6. Gentians and Allies
  7. Centauries, Rose Gentians, and Zeltneras
  8. Prairie Gentian

genus

Prairie Gentian

Eustoma

Traits
Includes
2 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Catchfly Prairie Gentian native
  • Showy Prairie Gentian native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native prairie gentian All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Showy Prairie Gentian Eustoma russellianum caterpillars 1
  • Catchfly Prairie Gentian Eustoma exaltatum flowers 1

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