Gentianaceae
Sierra fringed gentian
Gentianopsis holopetala
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentianopsis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sierra fringed gentian
Synonyms
- Gentiana holopetala (A.Gray) Holm
- Gentiana serrata var. holopetala A.Gray
- Gentianella detonsa subsp. holopetala (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nora Bales, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marcus Tamura, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Fowler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rachel Allingham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, 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.