Marsh gentian

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Marsh gentian is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

<i>Gentiana pneumonanthe</i> species of plant

Gentiana pneumonanthe, the marsh gentian, 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 .

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<i>Gentiana acaulis</i> species of plant

Gentiana acaulis, thy stemless gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and southern Europe, from Spain east to the Balkans, growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps and Pyrenees, at heights of 800–3,000 m (2,625–9,843 ft).

<i>Gentiana lutea</i> species of plant

Gentiana lutea, the great yellow gentian, is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.

<i>Gentiana clusii</i> species of plant

Gentiana clusii is a large-flowered, short-stemmed gentian, native to Europe.

<i>Gentiana andrewsii</i> species of plant

Gentiana andrewsii, the bottle gentian, closed gentian, or closed bottle gentian, is an herbaceous species of flowering plant in the gentian family Gentianaceae. Gentiana andrewsii is native to northeastern North America, from the Dakotas to the East Coast and through eastern Canada.

Bottle gentian is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

<i>Gentiana calycosa</i> species of plant

The herbaceous perennial plant Gentiana calycosa is a species of gentian known by the common names Rainier pleated gentian and mountain bog gentian.

<i>Gentiana alba</i> species of plant

Gentiana alba is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae, producing yellowish-white colored flowers from thick white taproots. It is native to North America from Manitoba through Ontario in the north, south to Oklahoma, Arkansas and North Carolina, and it is listed as rare, endangered, threatened or extirpated in parts of this range.

<i>Gentiana parryi</i> species of plant

Gentiana parryi, or Parry's gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana. It is a perennial forb/herb native to Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.

<i>Gentiana asclepiadea</i> species of plant

Gentiana asclepiadea, the willow gentian, is a species of flowering plant of the genus Gentiana in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and eastern Europe from primarily mountain (montane) woodland though it does occur in less wooded open pasture in some areas, perhaps persisting after woodland clearance.

Yellow gentian is a common name for several plants in the genus Gentiana and may refer to:

<i>Gentiana scabra</i> species of plant

Gentiana scabra, the Korean gentian, or Japanese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), found in much of the United States and Japan. The flowers bloom in mid-summer, autumn and are blue or dark blue in color.

<i>Gentiana newberryi</i> species of plant

Gentiana newberryi is a species of gentian known by the common names alpine gentian and Newberry's gentian.

<i>Gentiana setigera</i> species of plant

Gentiana setigera is a species of gentian known by the common name Mendocino gentian. It is native to southern Oregon and northern California where it grows in wet places in the California Coast Ranges. It grows in serpentine soils.

<i>Gentiana villosa</i> species of plant

Gentiana villosa, the striped gentian, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Gentiana. It is found mainly in the Eastern United States and is used medicinally by Native American tribes.

<i>Gentiana linearis</i> species of plant

Gentiana linearis, the narrowleaf gentian, is a 1–2 ft (30–61 cm) tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is native to northeastern North America from Manitoba to Maine, and to the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee. Similar to the "bottle gentians" like Gentiana clausa and Gentiana andrewsii, it has paired, lanceolate leaves, usually on unbranched stalks, and blue or purple blooms which remain closed or nearly closed; the leaves are narrower however, as the specific name indicates.

<i>Gentiana saponaria</i> species of plant

Gentiana saponaria, the soapwort gentian or harvestbells, is a 1–2 ft (30–61 cm) tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.

Alpine gentian is a common name for several plants in the genus Gentiana and may refer to:

<i>Gentiana puberulenta</i> species of plant

Gentiana puberulenta, the downy gentian, is a branchless perennial plant of the Gentianaceae family native to North America. It is about ¾–1½' tall, with bright blue to deep blue-violet bell-shaped, upright, five-lobed flowers measuring 1½ to 2¼ inches across when fully open. Flowers grow in clusters of 1-8 at the apex of the plant. Lanceolate, sessile, glossy leaves up to 3" long and 1¼" across are arranged oppositely along the central stem, except at the apex where they grow in whorls of 3-7. Gentiana puberulenta grows in dry upland prairies and woods and rocky open slopes.