Definition of Gentiana saponaria

1. Noun. Erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort.

Exact synonyms: Soapwort Gentian
Generic synonyms: Gentian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentiana Saponaria

Genovese
Genseric
Gent
Gentiana
Gentiana acaulis
Gentiana andrewsii
Gentiana calycosa
Gentiana clausa
Gentiana crinita
Gentiana detonsa
Gentiana holopetala
Gentiana lutea
Gentiana pneumonanthe
Gentiana procera
Gentiana quinquefolia
Gentiana saponaria
Gentiana thermalis
Gentiana villosa
Gentianaceae
Gentianales
Gentianella quinquefolia
Gentianopsid procera
Gentianopsis
Gentianopsis crinita
Gentianopsis detonsa
Gentianopsis holopetala
Gentianopsis thermalis
Gentile
Gentiles
Gentle Annie

Literary usage of Gentiana saponaria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"In moist soil, Virginia to Florida. Sept.-Oct. n, • .. v* 1o. gentiana saponaria L. Soap- wort Gentian. (Fig. 2875.) gentiana saponaria L. Sp. Pl. 228. ..."

2. List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta Growing Without Cultivation in by Botanical Club (1894)
"gentiana saponaria var. linearis Griseb. in Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 55 (1834). 3063. Gentiana Porphyrio JF Gmel. Syst. ..."

3. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"gentiana saponaria. — Barrel-flowered Gentian. — A handsome indigenous perennial, with blue flowers in September. From one and a half to two feet high. ..."

4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"gentiana saponaria L. Soapwort gentian Herbaceous perennial Bogs, moist, open woods and roadsides. Gentiana villosa L. Striped gentian Herbaceous perennial ..."

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