Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don
Seaside gentian, catchfly prairie gentian
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| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Gentianales | Gentians, coffee, gardenias, frangipani, many others |
| Family | Gentianaceae | About 1600 species of flowering plants from the genus Gentiana, named after the Illyrian king Gentius |
| Genus | Eustoma | From the Greek eu for “good or beautiful” and stoma for “mouth,” the throat of the corolla tube being large |
| Species | exaltatum | Very tall, lofty |
Eustoma exaltatum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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