Gentiana acaulis L.

Trumpet gentian (en), Gentiane de koch (fr), Gentiane acaule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

A small herb. It grows 10 cm high and spreads 30 cm wide. The leaves are in a ring at the base. They are 25 mm long and have short stems. The flowers are deep blue and bell shaped. They have green spots and occur singly. The flowers are 5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry turf and pastures, rubble and scree slopes, occasionally in alpine woods. Usually found in acid soils, though sometimes also found on chalky limestone or sandstone.
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It is a temperate plant. It suits cool climates. It is an alpine plant. It suits hardiness zones 3-9.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

The roots are used as a snack food. They can be used to flavour drinks.
Uses environmental use medicinal seasoning
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Gentiana acaulis habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis habit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Gentiana acaulis leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis leaf picture by Markus Nestmeyer (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gentiana acaulis flower picture by Aurore Garnavault Blanchard (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis flower picture by Arnaud Sète (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis flower picture by Duran M. (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Gentiana acaulis fruit picture by Kampf Robert (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana acaulis fruit picture by Kampf Robert (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gentiana acaulis world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Gentiana acaulis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:367703-1
WFO ID wfo-0000696760
COL ID 3FLPD
BDTFX ID 29666
INPN ID 99854
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ciminalis acaulis Ciminalis longiflora Pneumonanthe acaulis Ericala alpina Gentiana excisa Gentiana kochiana Gentiana vulgaris Hippion alpinum Ciminalis acaulis Lexipyretum acaule Thylacitis grandiflora Pneumonanthe grandiflora Ciminalis grandiflora Gentianusa acaulis Gentiana acaulis var. minor Gentiana acaulis var. vulgaris Gentiana kochiana var. minor Gentiana acaulis f. alba Gentiana acaulis

Lower taxons

Gentiana acaulis subsp. dinarica