Gentianaceae

Purple gentian

Gentiana purpurea L.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana

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Purple gentian (Gentiana purpurea) — FlowerPhoto: Mario Bassini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (15)

arz: جينتيانا بوربوريا
Chinese: 紫龍胆, 紫龙胆
Czech: Hořec nachový
Dutch: Purpergentiaan, Blauwe gentiaan, Paarse gentiaan
English: Purple gentian
Finnish: Punakatkero
French: Gentiane pourpre
German: Purpur-Enzian
hsb: Čerwjeny hórkowc
Norwegian Bokmål: Søterot
Persian: گلسپاسی ارغوانی
Polish: Goryczka purpurowa
Slovak: Horec purpurový
Slovenian: Purpurni svišč
Swedish: Baggsöta, Purpurgentiana

Synonyms

Coilantha purpurea Borkh.
Gentiana purpurea var. camtschatica Griseb.
Gentiana purpurea var. intermedia Gaudin
Gentiana purpurea var. kamtschatica Griseb.
Gentiana purpurea var. lutea Gaudin
Gentiana purpurea var. nana Griseb.
Gentianusa purpurea (L.) Pohl
Pneumonanthe purpurea (L.) F.W.Schmidt

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 131 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mario Bassini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Guido Bohne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Innocenti.rob, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Catherine Gilland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Kai Löhr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cee7, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Thierry Arbault, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: lolo95240, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.