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felwort
Gentianella magellanica
Gentianella magellanica
felwort Gentian Family
Gentianella magellanica Gentianaceae
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English common name
  •felwort
Spanish common names
  •canchanlagua
  •cachanlagua
  •genciana de Magallanes
accepted scientific name
  •Gentianella magellanica (Gaudich.) Fabris ex D.M. Moore
rules for finding collection records
  •Gentianella magellanica (132)
  •Gentiana lactea (2)
  •Gentiana patagonica (0)
  •Gentiana pearcei (1)
  •Gentiana valdiviana (0)
family name
  • Gentianaceae
Image Author: ©2009 Jason Hollinger
Image License: CC BY
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Four petals, Five petals
Petal colors: color color color
Flower size is 0.35 to 0.6 inches
Leaf: Opposite, Basal, Simple
Plant Observed last week of December thru 3rd week of March

How Likely at this Location (26%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
Links to Plant Descriptions
Instituto Darwinion (4)
Chilebosque (4)
sib.gob.ar (3)
Alpine Garden Soc.
Links to Plant Photos
iNaturalist (16)
Chileflora (5)
Catalogo Plantas UdeC (2)
Wikimedia Commons (1)
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Riparian
Grassland
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