Gentianopsis virgata

Gentianopsis virgata, commonly known as lesser fringed gentian, narrow-leaved fringed gentian, or smaller fringed gentian, is a biennial herbaceous species of plant, native to eastern USA and eastern Canada.^[3]

Gentianopsis virgata
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Gentianopsis
Species:	G. virgata
Binomial name
Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub
Synonyms[2]
List Anthopogon procerus (Holm) Rydb. (1931) Anthopogon virgatus Raf. (1837) Gentiana barbata var. browniana Hook. ex Macnab (1835) Gentiana crinita var. browniana (Hook. ex Macnab) B.Boivin (1966) Gentiana procera Holm (1901) Gentiana procera f. laevicalyx Fernald (1930) Gentianella crinita subsp. procera (Holm) J.M.Gillett (1957) Gentianella procera (Holm) Hiitonen (1950) Gentianopsis crinita subsp. procera (Holm) Á.Löve & D.Löve (1982) Gentianopsis procera (Holm) Ma (1951)

Taxonomy

Broadly transcribed, Gentianopsis crinita (Froel.) Ma is an eastern North American species complex, containing a group of closely related taxa, including G. virgata. Further species were described in the past, but a lack of difference in nrDNA and morphology does not support their recognition.^[4] Three subspecies are currently recognized:^[5]

• Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub subsp. virgata
• Gentianopsis virgata subsp. victorinii (Fernald) Lammers
• Gentianopsis virgata subsp. macounii (Holm) J.S. Pringle