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Gentian, goapwort-. See Gentiana saponaria. 



Gentian, stiff. See Gentiana quinquefoUa. 



Gentian, straw-colored. See Gentiana villosa. 



Gentian, striped. See Gentiana villosa. 



Gentian, white. See Triosteum perfoliatum. 



Gentiana catesbaei Walt. Same as Gentiana saponaria. 



Gentiana ochroleuca Froel. Same as Gentiana villosa. 



Gentiana quinqueflora Lam. Same as Gentiana quinquefoUa. 



Gentiana quinquefoUa L. Gentian family (Gentianaceae). 



Synonym. — (rcntiana quinqueflora Lam. 



Stiff gentian; five-flowered gentian; agueweed; gallweed. 



Native, annual plant, 1 to 2 feet in height, growing in pastures and other open 

 situations from Maine to Michigan, south to Florida and Missouri. 



Parts used. — Root and herb (nonofficial). 

 Gentiana saponaria L. Gentian family ( Gentianaceae ) . 



Synonym. — Gentiana catesbaei Walt. 

 American gentian ; blue gentian; soapwort-gentian. 



Native, perennial herb, 1 to 2^ feet high; in wet soil, Ontario to ^linnesota, 

 south to Louisiana and Florida. 



Part used. — Root (nonofficial). 

 Gentiana villosa L. Gentian family (Gentianaceae). 



Synonym. — Gentiana ochroleuca Froel. 



Striped gentian; straw-colored gentian ; marsh-gentian; Sanipson's-snakeroot. 

 Native, perennial herb, 6 to 18 inches high; in shaded places, Middle and 



Southern States. 

 Part used.— 'Root (nonofficial). 



Geranium. See Geranium maculatum. 



Geranium maculatum L. Geranium family (Geraniaceae). 



Geranium; wild crane's-l)ill; spotted crane's-bill; wild geranium; spotted gera- 

 nium; alum-root. 



Native, perennial herb, 1 to I5 feet high; found in low grounds and open woods 

 from Canada south to Georgia and Missouri. 



Part used. — Rhizome (official). 

 Geranium, spotted. See Geranium maculatum. 

 Geranium, wild. See Geranium maculatum. 



Geum rivals L. Rose family ( Rosaceae)'. 



Water-avens; purple avens. 



Native, perennial herb, 1 to 2 feet high, occurring in swamps and wet meadows 

 from Canada to Pennsylvania and Colorado, especially in the Northern and 

 Middle States. 

 Parts used. — Rhizome and rootlets (nonofficial). 



Ghostfiower. See Monotropa uniflora. 



Gillenia trifoliata Moench. Same as Porteranthus trifoliatus. 



Gill-over-the-ground. See Gfcconia hederacea. 



Ginger, Indian. See Asarum canadense. 



Ginger, wild. See Asarum canadense. 



Gingerroot. See Tussdagofarfara. 



Ginseng. See Panax quinquefoHion. 



