''Gentiana pneumonanthe'', the marsh gentian, is a species of the genus ''

Gentiana ''Gentiana'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family ( Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species it is considered a large genus. They are notable for their most ...

''. It was the first wildflower announced as flower of the year in Germany in 1980. The species can be found in marshes and moorlands. It is the host-plant of the Alcon blue (''Phengaris alcon'').

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pneumonanthe Flora of Europe Flora of Germany Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Gentianales-stub