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Chondrophylla
Gentiana (/ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə/) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first

Alishan gentian
speciesGentiana arisanensis

Swamp Gentian
speciesGentiana douglasiana

Gentiana scabrida
speciesGentiana scabrida

Gentiana flavomaculata
speciesGentiana flavomaculata

Gentiana laciniata
speciesGentiana laciniata

Overlapping-Leaves Gentian
speciesGentiana squarrosa

Gentiana zollingeri
speciesGentiana zollingeri

Gentiana dshimilensis
speciesGentiana dshimilensis

Gentiana grandiflora
speciesGentiana grandiflora

Pyrenean Gentian
speciesGentiana pyrenaica

Himalayan Pygmy Gentian
speciesGentiana aquatica

Gentiana loureiroi
speciesGentiana loureiroi

Gentiana thunbergii
speciesGentiana thunbergii

Fremont's gentian
speciesGentiana fremontii

Gentiana nipponica
speciesGentiana nipponica

Gentiana crassuloides
speciesGentiana crassuloides

Gentiana itzershanensis
speciesGentiana itzershanensis

Gentiana aristata
speciesGentiana aristata

Gentiana bambuseti
speciesGentiana bambuseti

Gentiana rubicunda
speciesGentiana rubicunda

Blue-Dotted Gentian
speciesGentiana leucomelaena

Gentiana boryi
speciesGentiana boryi

Gentiana pedicellata
speciesGentiana pedicellata

Gentiana capitata
speciesGentiana capitata

Gentiana albicalyx
speciesGentiana albicalyx

Gentiana tatakensis
speciesGentiana tatakensis

Gentiana aperta
speciesGentiana aperta

Gentiana spathulifolia
speciesGentiana spathulifolia

Gentiana delicata
speciesGentiana delicata

Gentiana kaohsiungensis
speciesGentiana kaohsiungensis

Gentiana piasezkii
speciesGentiana piasezkii

White-flower Biro gentian
speciesGentiana jamesii

Gentiana yokusai
speciesGentiana yokusai

Gentiana quadrifaria
speciesGentiana quadrifaria

Gentiana lateriflora
speciesGentiana lateriflora

Gentiana panthaica
speciesGentiana panthaica

Gentiana riparia
speciesGentiana riparia

Gentiana intricata
speciesGentiana intricata

Gentiana prattii
speciesGentiana prattii

Gentiana tatsienensis
speciesGentiana tatsienensis
Gentiana heleonastes
speciesGentiana heleonastes

Gentiana chungtienensis
speciesGentiana chungtienensis

Gentiana recurvata
speciesGentiana recurvata

Gentiana tarokoensis
speciesGentiana tarokoensis

Gentiana choanantha
speciesGentiana choanantha

New England Gentian
speciesGentiana wissmannii

Gentiana takushii
speciesGentiana takushii

Gentiana ting-nung-hoae
speciesGentiana ting-nung-hoae

Gentiana forrestii
speciesGentiana forrestii
Gentiana crassula
speciesGentiana crassula

Gentiana sumatrana
speciesGentiana sumatrana

Gentiana pumilio
speciesGentiana pumilio
Gentiana mairei
speciesGentiana mairei

Gentiana vandewateri
speciesGentiana vandewateri
Gentiana vandellioides
speciesGentiana vandellioides
Gentiana simulatrix
speciesGentiana simulatrix

Gentiana haraldi-smithii
speciesGentiana haraldi-smithii
Gentiana laotica
speciesGentiana laotica
Gentiana taiwanica
speciesGentiana taiwanica
Gentiana deltoidea
speciesGentiana deltoidea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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