Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Pleated Gentian (Gentiana affinis) is a native perennial herb that grows in central and northern California. It tends to grow in meadows, at elevations from 0-7500 feet.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Site type

Meadows

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Prairie, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Verbena Bud Moth

Endothenia hebesana