Gentianaceae
Parry's gentian
Gentiana parryi
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Parry's gentian
Synonyms
- Dasystephana parryi (Engelm.) Rydb.
- Gentiana bracteosa Greene
- Gentiana parryi var. bracteosa A.Nelson
- Pneumonanthe bracteosa (Greene) Greene
- Pneumonanthe parryi (Engelm.) Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bob Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cheryl McCleary-Catalano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: winklepuff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Abby Benson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: My-Lan Le, 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.