Gentianaceae
Lesser fringed gentian
Gentianopsis virgata
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentianopsis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Lesser fringed gentian
- French
- Grande gentiane
Synonyms
- Anthopogon procerus (Holm) Rydb.
- Anthopogon virgata Raf.
- Anthopogon virgatus Raf.
- Gentiana barbata var. browniana Hook. ex Macnab
- Gentiana crinita var. browniana (Hook. ex Macnab) B.Boivin
- Gentiana procera Holm
- Gentiana procera f. laevicalyx Fernald
- Gentianella crinita subsp. procera (Holm) J.M.Gillett
- Gentianella procera (Holm) Hiitonen
- Gentianopsis crinita subsp. procera (Holm) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Gentianopsis procera (Holm) Ma
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CJChapm, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, 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: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 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.