fringed gentian

Other forms: fringed gentians

Definitions of fringed gentian

1. noun

   any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana
   types:

   Gentiana crinita, Gentianopsis crinita

   tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers

   Gentiana detonsa, Gentianopsis detonsa

   medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution

   Gentiana procera, Gentianopsid procera

   small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America

   Gentiana thermalis, Gentianopsis thermalis

   small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park

   Gentiana holopetala, Gentianopsis holopetala, tufted gentian

   small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains

   type of:

   gentian

   any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis