Gentiana nivalis L.

Snow gentian (en), Gentiane des neiges (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.05-0.2m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 5-9
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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 nivalis habit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana nivalis habit picture by Jean-François Baudin (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana nivalis habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Gentiana nivalis leaf picture by Andrea (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana nivalis leaf picture by Andrea (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana nivalis leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gentiana nivalis flower picture by coene sarah (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana nivalis flower picture by dbicanic (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana nivalis flower picture by Valentin Thoué (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Gentiana nivalis fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gentiana nivalis world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greenland, Croatia, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:368570-1
WFO ID wfo-0000698094
COL ID 3FMHR
BDTFX ID 29784
INPN ID 99910
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lexipyretum nivale Ericoila nivalis Gentiana aquatica Calathiana nivalis Chiophila nivalis Ericala carpathica Gentiana carpathica Gentiana humilis Gentiana minima Hippion nivale Gentiana nivalis f. albiflora Gentiana nivalis f. nivalis Ericala nivalis Gentiana nivalis var. albiflora Gentiana nivalis