Gentiana prostrata Haenke

Pygmy gentian (en), Gentiane (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

Annuals 3-7 cm tall. Stems ascending to erect, branched from base, glabrous or papillose. Petiole tube 1-1.5 mm; leaf blade spatulate to obovate, (2-)4-7 × (1-)1.5-3.5 mm, margin smooth to papillate, apex rounded, midvein distinct. Pedicel 4-7 mm, surrounded by upper leaves to rarely exserted. Calyx tubular, 0.8-1.4 cm; lobes triangular, 2-3 mm, margin narrowly membranous and smooth, apex acute, midvein strongly keeled and decurrent into conspicuous wings of calyx tube. Corolla blue, basally greenish yellow, tubular, (1-)1.5-2 cm; lobes ovate-elliptic to ovate, 2.5-3(-4.5) mm, margin entire, apex obtuse; plicae ovate, 2-2.5(-3.5) mm, margin erose, apex obtuse. Stamens inserted at middle of corolla tube, equal; filaments 2-5 mm; anthers narrowly ellipsoid, 1.2-2 mm. Style 1.5-2 mm; stigma lobes oblong. Capsules narrowly ellipsoid, 0.9-1.1 cm; gynophore to 1.5 (-4.2) cm. Seeds brown, ellipsoid, 0.5-0.7 mm, winged on 1 side.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.07
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
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Germination luminosity dark
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Images

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Distribution

Gentiana prostrata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:368725-1
WFO ID wfo-0000698325
COL ID 3FMNB
BDTFX ID 77654
INPN ID 161470
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ciminalis prostrata Varasia sessilis Varasia prostrata Ericoila prostrata Gentiana prostrata Chondrophylla americana Chondrophylla prostrata Ericala nutans Ericala prostrata Gentiana minima Hippion imbricatum Hippion prostratum Gentiana prostrata var. prostrata Gentianusa flava

Lower taxons

Gentiana prostrata var. crenulato-truncata Gentiana prostrata var. karelinii Gentiana prostrata var. ludlowii Gentiana prostrata subsp. nutans Gentiana prostrata var. pudica