Ten gentians compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs. An editorial selection exploring flowers and forms, not a scientific ranking. Photograph credits: 1. File:Gentiana acaulis Goryczka 2016-05-02 03.jpg; Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova; Required credit: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentiana_acaulis_Goryczka_2016-05-02_03.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 2. File:Gentiana lutea 090705.jpg; Bernd Haynold; Required credit: Bernd Haynold; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentiana_lutea_090705.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 3. File:Gentiana verna (1).JPG; Philipp Weigell; Required credit: Philipp Weigell; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentiana_verna_(1).JPG; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 4. File:20210807 Gentiana asclepiadea 01.jpg; Flocci Nivis; Required credit: Flocci Nivis; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20210807_Gentiana_asclepiadea_01.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 5. File:Gentiana pneumonanthe 130805a.jpg; Bernd Haynold; Required credit: Bernd Haynold; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentiana_pneumonanthe_130805a.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 6. File:Gentianaceae - Gentiana cruciata-4.JPG; Hectonichus; Required credit: Hectonichus; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentianaceae_-_Gentiana_cruciata-4.JPG; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 7. File:Gentiana clusii02.jpg; Tigerente; Required credit: Tigerente; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentiana_clusii02.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 8. File:Gentiana septemfida 2015-07-15 4772.jpg; Salicyna; Required credit: Salicyna; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentiana_septemfida_2015-07-15_4772.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 9. File:Gentiana scabra2.jpg; Olbertz (de.wikipedia); Required credit: Olbertz (de.wikipedia); CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentiana_scabra2.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. 10. File:GentianaSino-ornata.jpg; Jan Reurink; Required credit: Jan Reurink; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GentianaSino-ornata.jpg; Full photograph fitted into vertical layout; scene 4 cropped around flowering shoot. Dark blurred extension, title, caption and credit added. Adaptation CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted photographs: CC BY-SA 4.0; original photographs retain their credited licenses. License text, source photographs and modification history: https://onapalm.com/media/onapalm-import/2026-10-22/gentians-a9a30edf-licenses/licensing-sources.zip