Gentiana villosa

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Family:GENTIANACEAE
Species:Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
Common Name:Striped Gentian; Pale Gentian
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Growth Habit:Herb
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Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Sampson's Snakeroot is a perennial wildflower in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae). It is uncommon in Alabama, and is found in scattered locations across the state. Sampson's Snakeroot usually occurs in mesic to dry woods, sandy long leaf pine woods, and on prairies. It has opposite leaves that are dark green and usually widest above the middle. The stems are six to eighteen inches in height. This plant tends to recline or sprawl and not grow upright. The flowers are produced in autumn (September-November). Sampson's Snakeroot flowers are white with green markings on the outside and purple lines on the inside. Unlike some other species of Gentian, those of Sampson's Snakeroot are open. It is a mystery as to why the scientific name of this plant is “villosa” which means hairy. The plant is glabrous. Sampson's Snakeroot is not often available from wildflower nurseries. The seed often take several years to germinate, and plants don’t like their roots disturbed.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S1 (State Rank), G4 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyGENTIANACEAE - Gentian family
Genus Gentiana
Species Gentiana villosa Linnaeus - Striped Gentian; Pale Gentian

Citation

Citation GENTIANA VILLOSA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 228. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 605 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Reveal & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 58: 979. 2009.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Ciminalis ochroleuca Ciminalis ochroleuca (Froelich) Berchtold & J. Presl, Prir. Rostlin 1(Gentian.): 11. 1823.Gentiana ochroleuca Froelich 1796. 
Dasystephana deloachii Dasystephana deloachii Lemmon, Bartonia 19: 18. 1938. GEORGIA
Gentiana deloachii Gentiana deloachii (Lemmon) Shinners, Sida 1: 107. 1962.Dasystephana deloachii Lemmon 1938. 
Gentiana heterophylla Gentiana heterophylla Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 1: 211. 1828.  
Gentiana incarnata Gentiana incarnata Sims, Bot. Mag. 43: t. 1856. 1816.  
Gentiana intermedia Gentiana intermedia Sims, Bot. Mag. 49: t. 2303. 1822.  
Gentiana ochroleuca Gentiana ochroleuca Froelich, Gentiana 35. 1796.  
Gentiana ochroleuca var. heterophylla Gentiana ochroleuca Froelich, var. heterophylla (Rafinesque) Grisebach, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 114. 1845.Gentiana heterophylla Rafinesque 1828. 
Gentiana ochroleuca var. incarnata Gentiana ochroleuca Froelich, var. incarnata (Sims) Grisebach, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 114. 1845.Gentiana incarnata Sims 1816. 
Gentiana ochroleuca var. intermedia Gentiana ochroleuca Froelich, var. intermedia (Sims) Grisebach, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 114. 1845.Gentiana intermedia Sims 1822. 
Gentiana serpentaria Gentiana serpentaria Rafinesque, Ann. Nat. 13. 1820.  
Pneumonanthe incarnata Pneumonanthe incarnata (Sims) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 195. 1837.Gentiana incarnata Sims 1816. 
Pneumonanthe intermedia Pneumonanthe intermedia (Sims) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 195. 1837.Gentiana intermedia Sims 1822. 
Pneumonanthe ochroleuca Pneumonanthe ochroleuca (Froelich) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 195. 1837.Gentiana ochroleuca Froelich 1796. 
Pneumonanthe villosa Pneumonanthe villosa (Linnaeus) Schmidt, Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1: 10. 1796.Gentiana villosa Linnaeus 1753. 
Dasystephana villosa Dasystephana villosa (Linnaeus) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 931, 1336. 1903.Gentiana villosa Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Covington, Cullman, Escambia, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1880 - 1986

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU124835 Talladega 30 Oct 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
s.n.		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA000042538 Escambia 8 Oct 2012 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
JSU124829 Calhoun 7 Oct 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
493		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
UWAL0043148 Baldwin 21 Nov 2004 Larsen, Harry S.
1432		 UWAL
Gentiana villosa L.
AUA_ACC_22727 Lee 13 Sep 1971 Little, Jackie A.
038		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
JSU124832 Cherokee 3 Nov 1996 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_60384 Lowndes 14 Oct 1996 Schotz, Alfred
1464		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
JSU124836 Winston 18 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6408		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA000042473 Covington 26 Oct 2009 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
JSU124833 Clay 15 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5288		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
UNA00015716 Covington 21 Sep 1880 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Gentiana villosa L.
AUA000043251 Cullman 13 Nov 1909 Wolf, Wolfgang
1125		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
UNA00037888 Tuscaloosa 07 Oct 1986 Burckhalter, Robert
808		 UNA
Gentiana villosa L.
USAM000007109 Mobile 06 Oct 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9582		 USAM
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
UWAL0015805 Coosa 11 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24646		 UWAL
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
UWAL0054293 Bibb 24 Oct 2021 Keener, Brian R.
12346		 UWAL
Gentiana villosa L.
UNA00059171 Bibb 26 Dec 1992 Allison, James R.
7496		 UNA
Gentiana villosa L.
JSU124830 Calhoun 4 Nov 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1484		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
UWAL0013096 Butler 23 Oct 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
TROY000038921 Coosa 11 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24646		 TROY
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_66925 Cleburne 4 Nov 2005 Hansen, Curtis J.
2081		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
UWAL0043147 Baldwin 24 Oct 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1279		 UWAL
Gentiana villosa L.
ALNHS00002363 Lee 11 Oct 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1251		 ALNHS
Gentiana villosa L.
AUA000042769 Covington 21 Oct 2011 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
UNA00037889 Mobile 18 Nov 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6984		 UNA
Gentiana villosa L.
UWAL0054350 Bibb 30 Oct 2020 Keener, Brian R.
12097		 UWAL
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
JSU124831 Calhoun 1 Nov 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1475		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA000037878 Covington 24 Oct 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5290		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
TROY000032199 Butler 07 Nov 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21705		 TROY
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_34979 Butler 30 Sep 1979 Crawford, Lloyd C.
 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
TROY000006085 Covington 31 Oct 2003 Sasser, Telenna
23		 TROY
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_25899 Lee 29 Oct 1972 Goslin, W.E.
 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
JSU124834 Jefferson 22 Oct 1967 Wimberly, Margaret T.
127		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_22728 Macon 1 Oct 1971 Harper, Douglas
001		 AUA
Gentiana Villosa L.
JSU140937 Escambia 14 Oct 1958 Grelen, H.E.
58		 JSU
Gentiana villosa Linnaeus
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