Gentiana alpina Vill.

Gentiane des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.02-0.04m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.04
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Gentiana alpina habit picture by Stéphane (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alpina habit picture by Lukas Luerken (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alpina habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Gentiana alpina leaf picture by Georges Kunstler (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alpina leaf picture by Stéphane (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alpina leaf picture by Pablo Llorens Martín De La Sierra (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gentiana alpina flower picture by Thomas Alberti (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alpina flower picture by Markus (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana alpina flower picture by Maurizio Guzzinati (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gentiana alpina world distribution map, present in Andorra, Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:367735-1
WFO ID wfo-0000696831
COL ID 3FLQ7
BDTFX ID 29676
INPN ID 99857
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Synonyms

Gentiana alpina Gentiana incisiflora Ciminalis alpina Gentiana acaulis var. alpina Gentiana acaulis subsp. alpina Gentiana acaulis var. parviflora

Lower taxons

Gentiana alpina var. transiens