Gentianaceae
Helia alata
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Helia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 龟药草
Synonyms
- Chelonanthus alatus (Aubl.) Pulle
- Helia campanulacea (Desr.) Kuntze
- Irlbachia alata (Aubl.) Maas
- Lisianthius alatus Aubl.
- Lisianthius campanulaceus Desr.
Flowers
- In flower
- May, July to October, December to February (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pedro Aguilar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ramon and Suzanne Vargas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: desertnaturalist, 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). About our plant data.