great yellow gentian vs Purple Gentian

Gentiana lutea compared with Gentiana purpurea

Key Differences

• great yellow gentian is Not Evaluated while Purple Gentian is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	great yellow gentian	Purple Gentian
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Gentianaceae	Gentianaceae
Genus same	Gentiana	Gentiana
Species	Gentiana lutea	Gentiana purpurea

Evolutionary Relationship

great yellow gentian and Purple Gentian share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gentiana.

Conservation Status

great yellow gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Purple Gentian

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	great yellow gentian	Purple Gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

great yellow gentian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, and Sweden.

Purple Gentian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden