Gentianaceae

Whitish gentian

Gentiana algida Pall.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana

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Whitish gentian: Gentiana newberryi var. tiogana , Sierra alpine gentians by a high altitude lake, at the West side of Golden Lake (N of Mono Pass) in the Yosemite National Park — Photo: Jane Richardson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Azerbaijani: Soyuq acıçiçək
Chinese: 高山龍膽, 高山龙胆, 小儿血参, 白花龙胆, 苦龙胆
English: Whitish gentian
Japanese: トウヤクリンドウ
Kazakh: Суық көкгүл
Korean: 산용담

Synonyms

Dasystephana algida (Pall.) Borkh.
Gentiana algida var. sibirica Kusn.
Gentiana frigida var. algida (Pall.) Froel.
Gentiana frigida var. algida (Pall.) Ledeb.
Gentianodes algida (Pall.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Pneumonanthe algida (Pall.) F.W.Schmidt

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Jane Richardson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 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.