Gentianaceae
Elliott's gentian
Gentiana catesbaei
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Gentiana catesbaeiGentianaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Elliott's gentian
Synonyms
- Dasystephana parvifolia Small
- Gentiana catesbaei var. catesbaei
- Gentiana catesbaei var. nummulariifolia Fernald
- Gentiana elliottii Chapm.
- Gentiana elliottii var. parvifolia Chapm.
- Gentiana parvifolia (Chapm.) Britton
- Pneumonanthe catesbaei (Walter) F.W.Schmidt
- Pneumonanthe parvifolia (Small) Greene
- Xolemia catesbei (Walter) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.