Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Gentianella amarella (the autumn gentian or autumn felwort) is a species of the genus Gentianella. It is a short biennial plant with elliptical to lanceolate leaves. The flowers are purplish bells between 12 and 22 mm long. It flowers between July and September. Its habitat is in grass, often on lime-rich soil (in England typically on chalk). It is found throughout Northern Europe.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Purple

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Site type

Wet meadows, bogs

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian