Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana symphyandra (Murb.) Dörfl. sect. Lutea |
Bibliography | Herb. Norm. 31: 247 (1894) |
Native Range | se. Alps to Balkan Peninsula, w. & n. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves large, broadly ovate to lanceolate, glabrous, stem leaves long, to 20cm, distinctly striate, flowers in heads in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 25-95cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gentiana lutea ssp. symphyandra Murb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |