Gentianaceae
Striped gentian
Gentiana villosa
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Striped gentian
Synonyms
- Ciminalis ochroleuca (Froel.) Bercht. & J.Presl
- Cuttera ochroleuca (Froel.) Raf.
- Dasystephana decloachii W.P.Lemmon
- Dasystephana deloachii W.P.Lemmon
- Dasystephana villosa (L.) Small
- Gentiana clavata Steud.
- Gentiana deloachii (W.P.Lemmon) Shinners
- Gentiana heterophylla Raf.
- Gentiana incarnata Sims
- Gentiana intermedia Sims
- Gentiana ochroleuca Froel.
- Gentiana ochroleuca var. heterophylla (Raf.) Griseb.
- Gentiana ochroleuca var. incarnata (Sims) Griseb.
- Gentiana ochroleuca var. intermedia (Sims) Griseb.
- Gentiana serpentaria Raf.
- Pneumonanthe incarnata (Sims) G.Don
- Pneumonanthe intermedia (Sims) G.Don
- Pneumonanthe ochroleuca (Froel.) G.Don
- Pneumonanthe villosa (L.) F.W.Schmidt
- Xolemia heterophyla (Raf.) Raf.
- Xolemia serpentaria (Raf.) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to November (from 85 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patricia Mulcahy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patricia Mulcahy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Brenda Johnson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Carol Ann McCormick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kate, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 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.