Washington Flora Checklist

A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum

Checklist » Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae[HC, HC2](Gentian Family)

Synonyms: (none)

Family information last updated 10/21/2003 by Carol Brittnacher.

Taxon (native taxa in boldface)

Common Names

# Synonyms

Centaurium erythraea Rafn[HC2, JPM2]

common centaury, European centaury

1 synonym

Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Hayek ex Hand.-Mazz., Stadlm., Janch. & Faltis[Draft FNA, HC2]

branching centaury, lesser centaury

0 synonyms

Comastoma tenellum (Rottb.) Toyok.[HC2, JPM2]

Lapland gentian, Samiland gentian, slender gentian

3 synonyms

Frasera albicaulis Griseb.[HC, HC2]

white-stemmed frasera

0 synonyms

var. albicaulis[HC, HC2]

white-stemmed frasera

2 synonyms

var. columbiana (H. St. John) C.L. Hitchc.[HC, HC2]

Columbia frasera

1 synonym

Frasera fastigiata (Pursh) A. Heller[HC, HC2]

clustered frasera, Umpqua green-gentian

1 synonym

Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Griseb.[HC, HC2]

elkweed, giant frasera, monument plant

1 synonym

var. speciosa[HC2]

showy frasera

0 synonyms

Gentiana affinis Griseb.[HC, HC2]

pleated gentian, prairie gentian, Rocky Mtn. gentian

1 synonym

Gentiana calycosa Griseb.[HC, HC2]

explorer's gentian, mt. bog gentian

6 synonyms

Gentiana douglasiana Bong.[HC, HC2]

swamp gentian

0 synonyms

Gentiana glauca Pall.[HC, HC2]

glaucous gentian

2 synonyms

Gentiana sceptrum Griseb.[HC, HC2]

King's gentian, staff gentian

0 synonyms

Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner[HC2, IMF4]

northern gentian

1 synonym

ssp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett[WTU]

northern gentian

1 synonym

Swertia perennis L.[HC, HC2]

felwort, alpine bog swertia

1 synonym

Zeltnera exaltata (Griseb.) G. Mans.[HC2, JPM2]

desert centaury, tall centaury

1 synonym

Zeltnera muehlenbergii (Griseb.) G. Mans.[HC2, JPM2]

Muhlenberg`s centaury

3 synonyms