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Introductory
SPECIES: Gentiana glauca | Glaucous Gentian
ABBREVIATION :
GENGLA
SYNONYMS :
NO-ENTRY
SCS PLANT CODE :
GEGL
COMMON NAMES :
glaucous gentian
bluegreen gentian
TAXONOMY :
The currently accepted scientific name of glaucous gentian is Gentiana
glauca Pall.
LIFE FORM :
Forb
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS :
No special status
OTHER STATUS :
Glaucous gentian is apparently secure globally but is critically
imperiled in Montana [11]. In Washington it is listed as sensitive
(i.e. vulnerable or declining) [13].
COMPILED BY AND DATE :
Tara Y. Williams, October 1990
LAST REVISED BY AND DATE :
NO-ENTRY
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION :
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Gentiana glauca. In: Remainder of Citation
DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Gentiana glauca | Glaucous Gentian
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION :
Glaucous gentian is distributed from Alaska and the Yukon Territory
south to Washington and in the Rocky Mountains to Montana. It also
occurs in eastern Asia [3,5,9].
Occurrence in Glacier National Park: Sperry Glacier [12].
ECOSYSTEMS :
FRES37 Mountain meadows
FRES44 Alpine
STATES :
AK MT WA AB BC YT
ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS :
DENA GLAC LACL NOCA YUCH
BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS :
2 Cascade Mountains
8 Northern Rocky Mountains
KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS :
K052 Alpine meadows and barren
SAF COVER TYPES :
NO-ENTRY
SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES :
NO-ENTRY
HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES :
NO-ENTRY
VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Gentiana glauca | Glaucous Gentian
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE :
NO-ENTRY
PALATABILITY :
NO-ENTRY
NUTRITIONAL VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
COVER VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES :
NO-ENTRY
OTHER USES AND VALUES :
NO-ENTRY
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
NO-ENTRY
BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Gentiana glauca | Glaucous Gentian
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Glaucous gentian is a native perennial which grows 1 to 6 inches (3-15
cm) tall. It has creeping rootstocks and basal leaves which form small
rosettes. The flowers are dark blue or greenish blue and up to 1 inch
(1-2 cm) across [5,9,12].
RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM :
Hemicryptophyte
REGENERATION PROCESSES :
Glaucous gentian spreads vegetatively by its rootstocks [5] and can also
reproduce sexually by seed [2].
SITE CHARACTERISTICS :
Glaucous gentian is a tundra species that grows on moist subalpine and
alpine banks, ledges, sphagnum bogs, and meadows. It grows in boggy
soil near or above timberline. Glaucous gentian was part of a sedge
(Carex spp.)-dominated community that had been disrupted by frost
heaving [3]. Other associates include swamp laurel (Kalmia polifolia)
and yellow heather (Phyllodoce glandulifera) [5,8,9,11]. Glaucous
gentian occurs at elevations of 7,700 feet (2,485 m) in Montana [11],
5,890 feet (1,900 m) in Washington [3], and up to at least 4,930 feet
(1,500 m) in Alaska [6].
SUCCESSIONAL STATUS :
NO-ENTRY
SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT :
Glaucous gentian flowers from July through September in the Pacific
Northwest [5].
FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Gentiana glauca | Glaucous Gentian
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
NO-ENTRY
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
NO-ENTRY
FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Gentiana glauca | Glaucous Gentian
IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT :
NO-ENTRY
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT :
NO-ENTRY
PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE :
NO-ENTRY
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE :
NO-ENTRY
FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
NO-ENTRY
REFERENCES
SPECIES: Gentiana glauca | Glaucous Gentian
REFERENCES :
1. Bernard, Stephen R.; Brown, Kenneth F. 1977. Distribution of mammals,
reptiles, and amphibians by BLM physiographic regions and A.W. Kuchler's
associations for the eleven western states. Tech. Note 301. Denver, CO:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 169 p.
[434]
2. Dittberner, Phillip L.; Olson, Michael R. 1983. The plant information
network (PIN) data base: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, and
Wyoming. FWS/OBS-83/86. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Service. 786 p. [806]
3. Douglas, Geroge W.; Taylor, Ronald J. 1970. Contributions to the flora
of Washington. Rhodora. 72: 496-501. [13461]
4. Garrison, George A.; Bjugstad, Ardell J.; Duncan, Don A.; [and others].
1977. Vegetation and environmental features of forest and range
ecosystems. Agric. Handb. 475. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service. 68 p. [998]
5. Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur; Ownbey, Marion. 1959. Vascular
plants of the Pacific Northwest. Part 4: Ericaceae through
Campanulaceae. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. 510 p.
[1170]
6. Hulten, Eric. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 1008 p. [13403]
7. Kuchler, A. W. 1964. Manual to accompany the map of potential vegetation
of the conterminous United States. Special Publication No. 36. New York:
American Geographical Society. 77 p. [1384]
8. Lesica, Peter. 1984. Rare vascular plants of Glacier National Park,
Montana. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, Department of Botany. 27
p. [12049]
9. Moss, E. H. 1955. The vegetation of Alberta. Botanical Review. 21(9):
493-567. [6878]
10. Raunkiaer, C. 1934. The life forms of plants and statistical plant
geography. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 632 p. [2843]
11. Shelly, J. Stephen, compiler. 1990. Plant species of special concern.
Helena, MT: Montana Natural Heritage Program. 20 p. [12960]
12. Standley, Paul C. 1921. Flora of Glacier National Park, Montana.
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 22, Part
5. Washington, DC: United States National Museum, Smithsonian
Institution: 235-438. [12318]
13. Washington Natural Heritage Program. 1990. Endangered, threatened and
sensitive vascular plants of Washington. Olympia, WA: Washington State
Department of Natural Resources, Land and Water Conservation. 52 p.
[13211]
14. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1982.
National list of scientific plant names. Vol. 1. List of plant names.
SCS-TP-159. Washington, DC. 416 p. [11573]
Index
Related categories for Species: Gentiana glauca
| Glaucous Gentian
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