Gentianaceae

Eared dwarf gentian

Gentianella auriculata (Pall.) J.M.Gillett

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianella

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Eared dwarf gentian (Gentianella auriculata) — FlowerPhoto: Pavel Smirnov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Eared dwarf gentian

Synonyms

Amarella auriculata (Pall.) Greene
Dasystephana auriculata (Pall.) Borkh.
Eyrythalia auriculata (Pall.) G.Don
Gentiana auriculata Pall.
Gentiana auriculata var. flexuosa Griseb.
Gentiana fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot
Hippion auriculatum (Pall.) F.W.Schmidt

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Pavel Smirnov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tatyana Petrenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Валерия Ковалева, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Игорь Загребин, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tatyana Petrenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Валерия Ковалева, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Валерия Ковалева, 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, 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.