Gentianaceae
Spring gentian
Gentiana verna
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- جنطيانا ربيعية, كوشاد ربيعي, کوشاد ربيعي
- arz
- جنطيانا ربيعيه
- Belarusian
- Гарычка веснавая
- Bulgarian
- Пролетна тинтява, Пролетната тинтява
- Chinese
- 春花龍膽, 春花龙胆
- Czech
- Hořec jarní
- Dutch
- Voorjaarsgentiaan, Lentegentiaan
- English
- Spring gentian
- Finnish
- Kevätkatkero
- French
- Gentiane de printemps, Gentiane printanière
- German
- Frühlings-Enzian, Frühlingsenzian, Herrgottsliechtli, Himmelsbläueli, Himmelsstengel, Schusternagerl, Tintabluoma, Schusternägelein
- hsb
- Nalětni hórkowc
- Irish
- Ceadharlach Bealtaine
- Italian
- Genzianella di primavera
- Japanese
- ゲンチアナ・ウェルナ
- lld
- Cancuns
- Macedonian
- Пролетна генцијана
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vårsøte
- Polish
- Goryczka wiosenna
- Romanian
- Ghințură, Ghințură de primăvară
- Russian
- Горечавка весенняя
- Slovak
- Horec jarný
- Slovenian
- Spomladanski svišč
- Spanish
- Genciana, Genciana de primavera, Gitanilla, Gitanilla menuda
- Turkish
- Gentiyan
- Welsh
- Crwynllys y gwanwyn
Synonyms
- Blackstonia verna Holub
- Calathiana verna (L.) Holub
- Ericala aestiva G.Don
- Ericala angulosa G.Don
- Ericala verna Gray
- Ericoila verna (L.) Borkh.
- Gentianusa verna (L.) Pohl
- Ricoila verna (L.) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 2,094 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Léo Souillard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenta Nakahashi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
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- Gentiana frigidaGentianaceae
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.