Gentiana septemfida Pall.


Family	GENTIANACEAE
Genus species	Gentiana septemfida Pall. sect. Pneumonanthe
Synonyms	Gentiana calycina Boiss. & Hausskn.
	Gentiana cordifolia K.Koch
	Gentiana foliiformis Borbás
Habitat	grassland
Altitude	subalpine-alpine
Description	lower leaves scaly-like, stem leaves ovate, 5-7-veined, flowers sessile, campanulate, ca. 4cm long, in small terminal and axillary clusters
Size	20-30cm
Color	blue
Bloom	summer
Ca	ind
Type	tuft, fl. stem decumbent
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring
Territory	Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	GENTIANACEAE Gentiana septemfida Pall., Fl. Ross. 1(2): 101 (1789) Synonyms: Ciminalis septemfida (Pall.) Bercht. & C.Presl Dasystephana septemfida (Pall.) Zuev Erythalia septemfida (Pall.) Borckh. Pneumonanthe septemfida (Pall.) F.Schmidt ============================================================================= septemfida typica ined. Synonyms: Dasystephana freyniana (Bornm. ex Freyn) Soják Dasystephana lagodechiana (Kusn.) Soják Gentiana calycina Boiss. & Hausskn. Gentiana cordifolia K.Koch Gentiana foliiformis Borbás Gentiana freyniana Bornm. ex Freyn Gentiana lagodechiana (Kusn.) Deutsch. Gentiana septemfida lagodechiana Kusn. Caucasus, n. Iran, Iraq, ne. Turkey 33 NCS TCS 34 IRN IRQ TUR subalpine-alpine septemfida grossheimii (Doluch.) Halda, Acta Mus. Rychnov., Sect. Nat. 3(1): 20 (1995) Basionym: Gentiana grossheimii Doluch., Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 14: 51 (1948) Synonyms: Dasystephana grossheimii (Doluch.) Soják e. Caucasus 33 NCS TCS septemfida kolakovskyi (Doluch.) Halda, ibid. Basionym: Gentiana kolakovskyi Doluch., Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast., 14: 54 (1948) Synonyms: Dasystephana kolakovskyi (Doluch.) Soják w. Transcaucasus 33 TCS septemfida overinii (Kusn.) Halda, ibid. Basionym: Gentiana cruciata owerinii Kusn., Fl. Cauc. Crit. 4: 332 (1903) Synonyms: Dasystephana owerinii (Kusn.) Soják Gentiana overinii (Kusn.) Grossh. e. North Caucasus 33 NCS