Gentianaceae
Bottle gentian
Gentiana clausa
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bottle gentian
Synonyms
- Gentiana andrewsii var. intermedia Kusn.
- Gentiana clausa f. albiflora House
- Pneumonanthe clausa (Raf.) Greene
- Xolemia clausa (Raf.) Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Erica Sylvatica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jesse Corriveau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Therese Sheffer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.