Common Name -  Closed Gentian
	Scientific Name - Gentiana andrewsii
	Family Name -  Gentian (Gentianaceae)
Season	Perennial of late summer and autumn
Habitat	Moist, somewhat shady woodland openings.
Flower	Occur as terminal clusters of bottle shaped blue flowers. Petals (5) are joined to close the blossom.
Leaves	Simple, opposite, entire, lance shaped with three main veins. The sides of the leaf are curved upwards to form a concave depression.
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