Agueweed

Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small

Gentian family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Annual, Perennial

Mature Height

30 inches

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

Bloom Time

Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

Larval Host 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.