Gentianaceae
Windmill fringed gentian
Gentianopsis detonsa
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentianopsis
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Windmill fringed gentian
- Icelandic
- Engjavöndur
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fjæresøte
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Fjøresøte
- Swedish
- Strandgentiana
Synonyms
- Anthopogon detonsa (Rottb.) Raf.
- Gentiana ciliata Gunnerus
- Gentiana detonsa Rottb.
- Gentiana serrata var. detonsa (Rottb.) Hartm.
- Gentianella detonsa (Rottb.) G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Roger Rittmaster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Piotr Lukasik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Attila Oláh, 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.