Gentianaceae
Narrowleaf gentian
Gentiana linearis
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Narrowleaf gentian
Synonyms
- Ciminalis linearis Bercht. & J.Presl
- Dasystephana linearis (Froel.) Britton
- Diploma hudsonica Raf.
- Ericala linearis G.Don
- Ericoila linearis (Froel.) G.Don
- Gentiana linearis f. blanchardii Fernald
- Gentiana linearis f. linearis
- Gentiana linearis var. linearis
- Gentiana michauxii G.Don
- Gentiana pseudopneumonanthe Schult.
- Gentiana saponaria var. froelichii Torr. & A.Gray
- Gentiana saponaria var. linearis (Froel.) Griseb.
- Pneumonanthe linearis (Froel.) Greene
- Pneumonanthe media Raf.
- Pneumonanthe pseudopneumonanthe (Schult.) G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peupleloup, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peupleloup, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peupleloup, CC BY-SA 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.