Bottle gentian

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Gentiana clausa, one of several plants with the common name "bottle gentian", is a 1'–2' tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is native to Eastern North American moist meadows and woods at higher elevations, from Quebec in the north, through the Appalachian range to North Carolina and Tennessee in the south.

• It belongs to the Gentianaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 15 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Hampshire. ^NatureServe
• In New Hampshire, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in August–October. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 1.5 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 281 research-grade sightings of it in New Hampshire, ranking #95 among the 109 flowers on our New Hampshire list. ^iNaturalist