Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana pyrenaica L. sect. Chondrophyllae |
Synonyms | Gentiana dshimilensis K.Koch |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 700-2800m |
Description | leaves lanceolate-linear, short, densely crowded, flowers at base greenish, tubular-infundibuliform, 2-3cm long, with 10 lobes, solitary |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | - |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria ) Eastern Europe (Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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