Gentianaceae
Pale gentian
Gentiana glauca
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pale gentian
Synonyms
- Ciminalis glauca Bercht. & J.Presl
- Coilantha glauca G.Don
- Dasistepha caespitosa (Graham) Raf.
- Dasystephana glauca Rydb.
- Dasystephana glauca (Pall.) Borkh.
- Gentiana caespitosa Graham
- Gentiana glauca f. chlorantha Jordal
- Gentiana glauca f. glauca
- Gentiana glauca var. paulensis Kellogg
- Gentianodes glauca (Pall.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Pneumonanthe glauca (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: pellaea, CC BY 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.