Also the German name for a genus of flowers, Gentiana. Given that it is > "...a cosmopolitan genus, occurring in alpine habitats in temperate regions of Asia,

Also the German name for a genus of flowers, Gentiana. Given that it is > "...a cosmopolitan genus, occurring in alpine habitats in temperate regions of Asia, Europe and the Americas", [1] it is presumably not uncommon in Switzerland. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana