Comastoma tenellum (Rottb.) Toyok.

Slender gentian (en), Gentiane délicate (fr), Gentianelle délicate (fr), Comastome délicate (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Comastoma

Characteristics

Annuals 5-12 cm tall. Stems ascending to erect, subquadrangular, branched from base. Basal leaves few, short petiolate; leaf blade spatulate to oblong-spatulate, 5-8 × 2-3 mm including petiole, base cuneate, apex rounded, midvein distinct. Stem leaves sessile, oblong to ovate-oblong, 4-11 × 2-4 mm, apex acute, with reticulate veins. Flowers terminal, solitary, often 4merous. Pedicel spreading to erect, to 8 cm. Calyx lobes slightly unequal, lanceolate to ovate, 6-7 × 2.5-3 mm, apex acute. Corolla pale blue to blue, tubular, 7-11 × to 3 mm; lobes spreading, oblong, 2-3 mm, scales 2, fimbriae ca. 1.5 mm, apex obtuse. Nectaries 8. Stamens inserted just below middle of corolla tube; filaments subulate, ca. 2 mm, base decurrent into wings of corolla tube; anthers yellow, ovate. 0.5-0.7 mm. Ovary ovoid-ellipsoid, ca. 7 mm. Style indistinct; stigma lobes oblong. Capsules exserted from persistent corolla. Seeds (immature) ovoid; seed coat smooth. Fl. and fr. Jun.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.11
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Uses medicinal
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Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
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Images

Habit

Comastoma tenellum habit picture by Frédéric Gauchet (cc-by-sa)
Comastoma tenellum habit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Comastoma tenellum flower picture by Frédéric Gauchet (cc-by-sa)
Comastoma tenellum flower picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Comastoma tenellum world distribution map, present in Canada, China, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63775-2
WFO ID wfo-0000616005
COL ID 5ZQ4V
BDTFX ID 18643
INPN ID 92220
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Monosteria dichotoma Cicendia tenella Eyrythalia tenella Gentiana borealis Gentiana nivalis Gentiana islandica Gentiana monantha Gentiana oederi Gentiana tenella Amarella monantha Hippion tenellum Cicendia glacialis Comastoma dichotomum Eyrythalia dichotoma Eyrythalia glacialis Eyrythalia nana Eyrythalia pedunculata Gentiana dichotoma Gentiana fimbriata Gentiana tristriata Heteroclita dichotoma Hippion dichotomum Hippion islandicum Hippion longipedunculatum Hippion nanum Lomatogonium tenellum Gentiana tetragona Gentiana glacialis Gentianella tenella Lexipyretum tenellum Gentiana tenella f. alba Gentianella dichotoma Gentianella falcata Gentianella tenella Gentiana tenella var. monantha Gentiana tenella var. occidentalis Gentianella tenella subsp. pribilofii Comastoma tenellum Gentiana tenella var. sikkimensis Gentianella tenella var. sikkimensis