Gentianaceae
Agueweed
Gentianella quinquefolia
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentianella
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Agueweed
- Persian
- جنتیانلا کوینکوئفولیا
Synonyms
- Aloitis quinqueflora Raf.
- Aloitis quinquefolia (L.) Raf.
- Ericoila quinqueflora Bercht. & J.Presl
- Ericoila quinquefolia (L.) Bercht. & J.Presl
- Gentiana quinqueflora Lam.
- Gentiana quinquefolia L.
- Hippion quinquefolium (L.) F.W.Schmidt
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.