Gentiana alba Muhl.

Plain gentian (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Alterative (root)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 104
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity dark
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Images

Flower

Gentiana alba flower picture by Ryan Heaney (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alba flower picture by Gina Mascarella (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alba flower picture by ben vc (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gentiana alba world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:367715-1
WFO ID wfo-0000696804
COL ID 3FLPS
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gentiana alba f. andrewsii Gentiana alba Gentiana flavida Dasystephana flavida Pneumonanthe flavida