Gentianaceae

Golden dwarfgentian

Gentianella aurea (L.) Harry Sm.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianella

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Common names

By language (6)

English: Golden dwarfgentian
Finnish: Kehtokatkero
Icelandic: Gullvöndur
Norwegian Bokmål: Bleiksøte, Bleksøte
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bleiksøte
Swedish: Blekgentiana

Synonyms

Aloitis aurea (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Arctogentia aurea (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Ericoila aurea (L.) Bercht. & J.Presl
Ericoila umbellata Bercht. & J.Presl
Eyrythalia umbellata D.Don ex G.Don
Gentiana aurea L.
Gentiana involucrata Rottb.
Gentiana involucrata var. caerulescens Wahlenb.
Gentiana marginata Turcz. ex Besser
Gentiana pseudamarella Steven ex Herder
Gentiana quinquefolia Oeder
Gentiana umbellata (Bercht. & J.Presl) Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
Gentiana unalaccensis Cham. ex Bunge
Gentiana wagiana Andrz. ex Trautv.
Hippion aureum F.W.Schmidt
Hippion involucratum F.W.Schmidt

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Greenland: native

Photos

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Photo: Alessia Guggisberg, 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.