Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Autumn Dwarf Gentian (Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta) is a native annual herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in wet meadows and bogs, at elevations from 4500-11000 feet.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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