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Definition of Gentiana saponaria
1. Noun. Erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentiana Saponaria
Literary usage of Gentiana saponaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"In moist soil, Virginia to Florida. Sept.-Oct. n, • .. v* 1o. Gentiana saponaria L.
Soap- wort Gentian. (Fig. 2875.) Gentiana saponaria L. Sp. Pl. 228. ..."
2. List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta Growing Without Cultivation in by Botanical Club (1894)
"Gentiana saponaria var. linearis Griseb. in Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 55 (1834).
3063. Gentiana Porphyrio JF Gmel. Syst. ..."
3. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Gentiana saponaria. — Barrel-flowered Gentian. — A handsome indigenous perennial,
with blue flowers in September. From one and a half to two feet high. ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Gentiana saponaria L. Soapwort gentian Herbaceous perennial Bogs, moist, open
woods and roadsides. Gentiana villosa L. Striped gentian Herbaceous perennial ..."
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