Gentianaceae

Plain gentian

Gentiana alba Muhl. ex J.McNab

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana

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Plain gentian (Gentiana alba) — FlowerPhoto: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: جنطيانا بيضاء
arz: جنطيانا بيضاء
English: Plain gentian
Persian: گلسپاسی سفید

Synonyms

Dasystephana flavida (A.Gray) Britton
Gentiana alba f. andrewsii Farw.
Gentiana flavida A.Gray
Pneumonanthe flavida (A.Gray) Greene

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 273 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tracy Schatteman, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nathanstrem, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.