Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub is a plant in the Gentianaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub

Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub

Gentianopsis virgata, the lesser fringed gentian, is a biennial herb native to eastern USA and eastern Canada.

Family
Genus
Gentianopsis
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub

Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub is a species of flowering plant commonly called the lesser fringed gentian, narrow-leaved fringed gentian, or smaller fringed gentian. This plant is a biennial herbaceous species, and it is native to eastern regions of the United States and eastern Canada.

Photo: (c) Mark Kluge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Kluge · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Gentianaceae Gentianopsis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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