Gentianaceae
Showy gentian
Gentiana decora
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Showy gentian
Synonyms
- Dasystephana decora (Pollard) Small
- Pneumonanthe decora (Pollard) Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken Kneidel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meghan McDevitt, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liam Gerry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ingolf Askevold, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin Donahue, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.