Gentianella Moench. Gentianella, Agueweed.
A genus of about 250 species, annual and perennial herbs, temperate to arctic and alpine regions (Pringle 2023; Struwe & Pringle 2018). The separation of Gentianella from Gentiana appears to be well warranted; some characters suggest that Gentianella is more closely allied to Swertia, Halenia, and Lomatogonium than to Gentiana (Wood & Weaver 1982). Molecular analyses have confirmed this (Yuan & Küpfer 1995). Pringle (2023) discussed the division of Gentianella into two sections (or rarely 2 genera). We follow the sectional classification here.
Ref: Gillett (1957); Pringle (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Struwe & Pringle (2018) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2018); Wood & Weaver (1982); Yuan & Küpfer (1995). Show full citations.
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