Gentianaceae

Pygmy gentian

Gentiana prostrata Haenke

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana

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Pygmy gentian: Gentiana prostrata var. karelinii, Tajikistan — Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

arz: جينتيانا بروستراتا
Chinese: 匍地龙胆, 垂花龍膽
English: Pygmy gentian
German: Liegender Enzian
Persian: گلسپاس لالهزاری
Quechua: Witu phallcha, Gentianella prostrata

Synonyms

Chondrophylla prostrata (Haenke) J.P.Anderson
Ciminalis prostrata (Haenke) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Ericala prostrata G.Don
Ericoila prostrata (Haenke) Borkh.
Gentiana prostrata var. typica Hauman
Varasia prostrata (Haenke) Soják

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, 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.