Gentianaceae
Snow gentian
Gentiana nivalis
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (25)
- arz
- جينتيانا نيفاليس
- Bulgarian
- Снежна тинтява
- Catalan
- Genciana nival
- Czech
- Hořec sněžný
- Dutch
- Sneeuwgentiaan
- English
- Snow gentian
- Esperanto
- Neĝogenciano
- Finnish
- Tunturikatkero
- French
- Gentiane des neiges
- German
- Schnee-Enzian
- hsb
- Sněhowy hórkowc
- Icelandic
- Dýragras
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Snøsøte
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Snøsøte
- Persian
- گلسپاسی برفی
- Polish
- Goryczka śniegowa
- Romanian
- Ochincel
- Russian
- Горечавка снежная
- se
- Alitnásti, Muohtacivzza
- Slovak
- Horec snežný
- Slovenian
- Snežni svišč
- Spanish
- Ericoïla nivalis, Genciana nival
- Swedish
- Fjällgentiana, Nordstålört
- Ukrainian
- Тирлич сніговий
- Welsh
- Crwynllys y mynydd
Synonyms
- Calathiana nivalis (L.) Delarbre
- Chiophila nivalis Raf.
- Ericala carpathica G.Don
- Ericala nivalis Gray
- Ericoila carpathica (Kit. ex Schult.) G.Don
- Ericoila nivalis (L.) Borkh.
- Gentiana aquatica Rchb.
- Gentiana carpathica Kit. ex Schult.
- Gentiana humilis Rochel
- Gentiana minima Vill.
- Gentiana nivalis f. albiflora (Lange) J.M.Gillett
- Gentiana nivalis f. nivalis
- Gentiana nivalis f. reducta Bolzon
- Gentiana nivalis subf. reducta (Bolzon) Bolzon
- Gentiana nivalis var. albiflora Lange
- Gentiana nivalis var. brevifolia Rouy
- Gentiana nivalis var. uniflora Gaudin
- Hippion nivale F.W.Schmidt
- Lexipyretum nivale Dulac
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Greenland: native
Photos
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunnje, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: xulescu_g, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, 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.