Gentianaceae
Felwort
Swertia perennis
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Swertia
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Common names
By language (18)
- arz
- سويرتيا بيرنس
- Belarusian
- Сверцыя шматгадовая
- Bulgarian
- Многогодишна сверция
- Catalan
- Esvèrtia
- Chinese
- 北温带獐牙菜
- Czech
- Kropenáč vytrvalý
- English
- Felwort, Star swertia
- Estonian
- Püsiksannikas
- French
- Wwertie vivace, Swertie vivace
- German
- Sumpfenzian, Blauer Tarant, Blauer Sumpfstern
- hsb
- Módry pochowc, Pochowy hórkowc
- Latvian
- Ziemas svertija
- Lithuanian
- Daugiametis patvenis
- Persian
- مریم کوهی
- Polish
- Niebielistka trwała, Swercja trwała
- Russian
- Сверция многолетняя
- Slovenian
- Trpežna svercija
- Ukrainian
- Бешишниця звичайна
Synonyms
- Blepharaden perennis (L.) Dulac
- Gentiana swertia E.H.L.Krause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Christian Hess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Daniel Halabica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Anatas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Harald Hauska, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, 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.