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Gentianopsis virgata (commonly called "lesser fringed gentian", "narrow-leaved fringed gentian", or "smaller fringed gentian") is a biennial herbaceous species, native to eastern USA and eastern Canada.[1]

Gentianopsis virgata
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

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.[2] Three subspecies are currently recognized:[3]

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

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