Agueweed

Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small - Gentian family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Agueweed: Stenoptilia coloradensis, Stenoptilia exclamationis

Native Range

USA: Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.