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| Gentiana pneumonanthe | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. pneumonanthe |
| Binomial name | |
| Gentiana pneumonanthe | |
Gentiana pneumonanthe, the marsh gentian, [1] is a species of the genus Gentiana . It was the first wildflower announced as flower of the year in Germany in 1980. The species can be found in marshes and moorlands. It is the host-plant of the Alcon blue (Phengaris alcon).
