Gentianaceae

Autumn dwarf gentian

Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianella

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Autumn dwarf gentian (Gentianella amarella) — FlowerPhoto: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Autumn dwarf gentian

Synonyms

Gentianella amarella subsp. eu-amarella Á.Löve & D.Löve

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 360 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Friesen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jgrahn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Connie Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alastair Rae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.