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Swertia
Swertia is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
felwort
speciesSwertia perennis
Swertia macrosperma
speciesSwertia macrosperma
Swertia shintenensis
speciesSwertia shintenensis
Swertia obtusa
speciesSwertia obtusa
Swertia iberica
speciesSwertia iberica
Swertia dichotoma
speciesSwertia dichotoma
Swertia bimaculata
speciesSwertia bimaculata
Swertia tozanensis
speciesSwertia tozanensis
Lesser tetrapetal swertia
speciesSwertia tetrapetala
Swertia baicalensis
speciesSwertia baicalensis
Swertia pseudochinensis
speciesSwertia pseudochinensis
Swertia japonica
speciesSwertia japonica
Swertia diluta
speciesSwertia diluta
Swertia arisanensis
speciesSwertia arisanensis
Swertia marginata
speciesSwertia marginata
Swertia changii
speciesSwertia changii
Swertia crassiuscula
speciesSwertia crassiuscula
Swertia tashiroi
speciesSwertia tashiroi
Swertia angustifolia
speciesSwertia angustifolia
Swertia densifolia
speciesSwertia densifolia
Swertia lugardae
speciesSwertia lugardae
Swertia kilimandscharica
speciesSwertia kilimandscharica
Swertia multicaulis
speciesSwertia multicaulis
Swertia paniculata
speciesSwertia paniculata
Swertia lactea
speciesSwertia lactea
Swertia racemosa
speciesSwertia racemosa
Swertia hispidicalyx
speciesSwertia hispidicalyx
Swertia brownii
speciesSwertia brownii
Swertia erythrosticta
speciesSwertia erythrosticta
Stalked-Leaf Swertia
speciesSwertia petiolata
Swertia banzragczii
speciesSwertia banzragczii
Swertia chirayita
speciesSwertia chirayita
Swertia corymbosa
speciesSwertia corymbosa
Swertia assamensis
speciesSwertia assamensis
Swertia splendens
speciesSwertia splendens
Swertia punicea
speciesSwertia punicea
Swertia welwitschii
speciesSwertia welwitschii
Swertia stenopetala
speciesSwertia stenopetala
Swertia connata
speciesSwertia connata
Swertia bifolia
speciesSwertia bifolia
Heart-Leaf Swertia
speciesSwertia cordata
Swertia nervosa
speciesSwertia nervosa
Swertia franchetiana
speciesSwertia franchetiana
Swertia kouitchensis
speciesSwertia kouitchensis
Swertia grandiflora
speciesSwertia grandiflora
Swertia hookeri
speciesSwertia hookeri
Swertia cincta
speciesSwertia cincta
Swertia cuneata
speciesSwertia cuneata
Swertia pseudohookeri
speciesSwertia pseudohookeri
Swertia tosaensis
speciesSwertia tosaensis
Swertia przewalskii
speciesSwertia przewalskii
Swertia volkensii
speciesSwertia volkensii
Swertia speciosa
speciesSwertia speciosa
Winged-Stem Swertia
speciesSwertia alata
Swertia lawii
speciesSwertia lawii
Swertia veratroides
speciesSwertia veratroides
Swertia dilatata
speciesSwertia dilatata
Swertia decora
speciesSwertia decora
Swertia purpurascens
speciesSwertia purpurascens
Swertia ciliata
speciesSwertia ciliata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56355.