Gentianaceae

Yellow screwstem

Bartonia virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Bartonia

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Common names

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English: Yellow screwstem

Synonyms

Alsine sagina Crantz
Andrewsia autumnalis Spreng.
Bartonia moseri (Steud. & Hochst. ex Griseb.) B.L.Rob. & Greenm. ex Gilg
Bartonia pentandra Barton
Bartonia tenella Muhl. ex Willd.
Bartonia virginica f. abortiva Vict.
Centaurella autumnalis Pursh
Centaurella autumnalis var. brachysepala Griseb.
Centaurella moseri Steud. & Hochst. ex Griseb.
Sagina virginica L.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.