Gentianaceae
Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentianopsis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Synonyms
- Anthopogon elegans (A.Nelson) Rydb.
- Anthopogon thermalis (Kuntze) Rydb.
- Gentiana detonsa var. unicaulis (A.Nelson) C.L.Hitchc.
- Gentiana elegans A.Nelson
- Gentiana elegans var. brevicalycina Wettst.
- Gentiana elegans var. unicaulis A.Nelson
- Gentiana moseleyi A.Nelson
- Gentiana thermalis Kuntze
- Gentianella detonsa subsp. elegans (A.Nelson) J.M.Gillett
- Gentianella detonsa var. elegans (A.Nelson) Dorn
- Gentianopsis detonsa var. elegans (A.Nelson) N.H.Holmgren
- Gentianopsis elegans (A.Nelson) Ma
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 337 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mason Heberling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: andrew2285, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Dickerson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Powers, 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.