Gentianopsis
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Gentianopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family
known commonly as fringed gentians. These are similar to the gentians of genus Gentiana. Most have flowers which are blue to purple in color. They may be annual or perennial. They are native to Eurasia and temperate North America.
Species include:
Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals and alternate with the corolla lobes. There is a glandular disk at the base of the gynoecium,...
known commonly as fringed gentians. These are similar to the gentians of genus Gentiana. Most have flowers which are blue to purple in color. They may be annual or perennial. They are native to Eurasia and temperate North America.
Species include:
- Gentianopsis barbellata - perennial fringed gentian
- Gentianopsis crinita - greater fringed gentian
- Gentianopsis detonsa - windmill fringed gentian
- Gentianopsis holopetalaGentianopsis holopetalaGentianopsis holopetala is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name Sierra fringed gentian. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and adjacent mountains in California and Nevada. This is an annual or perennial herb growing stems which may be anywhere from a few...
- Sierra fringed gentian - Gentianopsis macounii - Macoun's fringed gentian
- Gentianopsis macrantha - grand fringed gentian
- Gentianopsis simplexGentianopsis simplexGentianopsis simplex is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name oneflower fringed gentian. It is native to the western United States, where it is most common in moist mountain habitats. This is an annual herb with erect stems which may be only a few centimeters...
- oneflower fringed gentian - Gentianopsis thermalis - Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
- Gentianopsis virgata - lesser fringed gentian