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Gentiana prostrata

Gentiana prostrata

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Family: Gentianaceae
Order: Gentianales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Gentiana gayi, Gentiana podocarpa, Gentiana ramosissima, Gentiana sedifolia, Varasia prostrata.





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Gentiana prostrata, commonly known as pygmy gentian, moss gentian, or , is a species of plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is widely distributed across Eurasia, North America, and South America.

Distribution and habitat: In North America, G. prostrata can be found in western Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon) and the western United States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming). It occurs in bogs and moist meadows in subalpine and alpine areas.

 Gentiana prostrata is a small annual or biennial herb. The stem may be erect or prostrate. The leaves are small, pointed, and oval in shape. Single blue flowers are borne at the end of erect stems, and close up when shaded or touched.

Source: Wikipedia, article Gentiana prostrata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 691001
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Famatina
La Rioja
Argentina
01/19/2019
Federico Carlos Izasa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248189419/01/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaTres Piedras, FamatinaFederico Carlos Izasa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Gentiana prostrata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.