Gentiana purpurea L.

Purple gentian (en), Gentiane pourpre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Meadows, pastures and the grassy bottoms of mountain corries, sometimes in scrub and thin conifer woodland, usually on lime-free soils.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in the high mountains in Central Europe. It is often near streams and marshland.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The root is used for gentian bitters.
Uses medicinal
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
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 purpurea habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana purpurea habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana purpurea habit picture by Stéphane (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Gentiana purpurea leaf picture by pas durdu (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana purpurea leaf picture by alpha alpha bravo (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana purpurea leaf picture by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gentiana purpurea flower picture by Sigrun Steinbach (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana purpurea flower picture by Markus Graber (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana purpurea flower picture by Leendert Kamerling (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Gentiana purpurea fruit picture by Catherine Farges (cc-by-sa)
Gentiana purpurea fruit picture by Brigitte Huber-Jordi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gentiana purpurea world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Norway

Conservation status

Gentiana purpurea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:368772-1
WFO ID wfo-0000698399
COL ID 3FMPT
BDTFX ID 29820
INPN ID 99929
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pneumonanthe purpurea Gentianusa purpurea Gentiana purpurea Coilantha purpurea Gentiana purpurea var. kamtschatica Gentiana purpurea var. camtschatica Gentiana purpurea var. nana