Scientific Name
Gentianella quinquefolia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Agueweed
Park Synonyms
Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia, Gentianella quinquefolia var. quinquefolia
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Gentianaceae |
| Genus | Gentianella |
| Species | Gentianella quinquefolia |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
on Park list
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Elevation Range Tags
- Wide Range
Habitat Tags
-
terrestrial
Road banks, wood land borders, stream banks
Life form Tags
- Annual herb
Park Rank Tags
- Park infrequent
Taxa Group Tags
- Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Dicot
Bloom Time Tags
- August
- September
- October
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
19
References
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:49:20 PM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/27/2025 2:33:40 PM
Notes
10/27/25 TE: Reverted to specific-level rank, removing variety, based on Weakley 2024.
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