Scientific Name
Gentian saponaria

Common Name
Soapwort gentian
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: .5 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit: Light blue to lilac flowers; slightly open at tip
Flowering Season: Fall
Foliage: .5 to 2 inch opposite egg-shaped stalkless leaves with clasping bases; stiff, erect, wing-angled stems; soapy sap
Site: Dry to moist woods, stream banks, roadsides
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