Gentianaceae
Grand fringed gentian
Gentianopsis macrantha
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentianopsis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Grand fringed gentian, Grand fringed-gentian, Gentian, Grand gentian
Synonyms
- Gentiana ciliata Moc. & Sessé ex G.Don
- Gentiana grandis (A.Gray) Holm
- Gentiana macrantha Griseb.
- Gentiana serrata var. grandis A.Gray
- Gentiana superba Greene
- Gentianella detonsa subsp. superba (Greene) J.M.Gillett
- Gentianella macrantha D.Don ex G.Don
- Gentianella macrophylla G.Don ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Sigala Chávez, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, 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.