Gentianaceae

Crested gentian

Gentiana septemfida Pall.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana

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Common names

By language (8)

Armenian: Բոգ յոթաբաժան
Chinese: 西亚龙胆
English: Crested gentian
Norwegian Bokmål: Frynsesøte
Norwegian Nynorsk: Frynsesøte
os: Къæдзнизы хос
Persian: گلسپاسی کوهستانی
Swedish: Fransgentiana

Synonyms

Dasystephana septemfida (Pall.) J.Sojak
Dasystephana septemfida (Pall.) Zuev
Gentiana corifolia C.Koch
Gentiana rossica Raf.
Pneumonanthe septemfida (Pall.) F.W.Schmidt

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 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.