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Gentians as official symbols
or logos for places or organizations |
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Several gentians are
official symbols for countries, cities, or other geographic areas. The
most well-known in the Western World is probably the stemless gentian
(Gentiana) as one of the three symbolic flowers of the Alps in Europe.
Gentians are also very popular in Japan, and at least three Japanese
cities has it as their official flowers.
Companies, things, and places named after gentians
Gentians as official
symbols:
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Image |
Species |
Place |
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Gentiana |
Official city flower of
Kawanishi
(Japan), located in Hyogo prefecture on the Japanese island of
Honshu.
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Gentiana |
The city of
Kumamoto (Japan) has the gentian as their Prefectural Flower. |
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Gentiana |
Nagano
(Japan)
has also selected the gentian as their Prefectural Flower. |
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Gentianopsis thermalis
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The fringed
gentian is the official flower of
Yellowstone National Park
(USA) since 1926. Yellowstone is known
for its hot springs and geysers. |
Gentians on logos:
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Image |
Species |
Organization, etc. |
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Centaurium |
Centaury Natural Health
(company) |
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Exacum |
Ex-Plant |
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Fagraea |
WingTai Asia (company) |
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Fagraea |
Tembusu Homes (Company) |
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Gentiana is the common
name for
Gentiana
in French |
Salers, makers of the
bitter Gentiane |
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Gentiana |
Alpine Garden Society, UK |
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Gentiana;
Genziana is the common
name for
Gentiana
in Italian |
Hotel Genziana, St.
Ulrich, Italy |
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Gentiana clusii |
Gentian Research Network |
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Gentiana;
Enzian is the common name
for
Gentiana
in German |
Anyang
Enzian Yodel Club |
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Enzian is
the common name for
Gentiana
in German |
Enzian
Inn, Washington State, USA |
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Enzian is
the common name for
Gentiana
in German |
Enzian-Apotheke |
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Gentiana |
Enzianbrenneri, Grassl (produces gentian
bitters) |
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Gentiana;
Enzian is the common name
for
Gentiana
in German, Genziana in
Italian |
Hotel
Enzian - Genziana, Italy |
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Gentiana;
Enzian is the common name
for
Gentiana
in German |
Hotel
Enzian, Obergurgl, Austria |
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Gentiana;
Genziana is the common
name for
Gentiana
in Italian |
Hotel
Genziana, Arabba, Italy |
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Gentiana;
Enzian is the common name
for
Gentiana
in German |
Enzian
Motorsportklub |
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Gentiana |
Lab. de
Phanerogamie, Univ. of Neuchatel, Switzerland |
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Gentiana |
Gentiane Software,
France |
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Gentiana |
Liechtensteiner Alpenverein,
Liechtenstein |
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Gentiana |
SG Enzian Hemhofen Shooting Range,
Germany |
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Gentiana |
27th Brigade d'Infanterie de
Montagne, France |
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Gentiana |
The Gentian
Mountaineering Club, UK
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