fringed gentian

fringed gentian

F0329900 (frĭnjd)n. A biennial or annual plant (Gentianopsis crinita) of eastern North America, having blue, bell-shaped flowers with fringed petals.

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fringed gentian - any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentianagentian - any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and GentianopsisGentianopsis, genus Gentianopsis - genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus GentianaGentiana crinita, Gentianopsis crinita - tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowersGentiana detonsa, Gentianopsis detonsa - medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distributionGentiana procera, Gentianopsid procera - small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North AmericaGentiana thermalis, Gentianopsis thermalis - small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National ParkGentiana holopetala, Gentianopsis holopetala, tufted gentian - small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains