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Gentianaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Gentian Family.

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A family of about 102 genera and about 1000 species, herbs (less typically shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan (Struwe & Pringle 2018).

References: Drake (2011); Ho & Liu (1990); Pringle (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Struwe & Pringle (2018) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2018); Struwe et al. (2002) In Struwe & Albert (2002); Wood & Weaver (1982). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Gentianopsis CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Obolaria | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Leiphaimos parasitica | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Floyd A. Griffith | Bartonia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Frasera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Sabatia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jim Fowler | Gentianella | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Floyd A. Griffith | Sabatia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Frasera CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Gentiana pennelliana, Apalachicola National Forest, Liberty County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Gentiana source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Bartonia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Gentiana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Gentianella | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Sabatia CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson | Centaurium source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Sabatia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos | Zeltnera source | Original Image ⭷

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