Gentiana pedicellata
Species of plant
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Gentiana pedicellata, the purple stalked gentian, is a plant that belongs to the genus Gentiana.
| Gentiana pedicellata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. pedicellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gentiana pedicellata (D.Don) Griseb. | |
Description
It grows to a maximum height of 8 cm (3.1 in) and bears small blue flowers at the end of lateral branches in January-June, in Indian climatic conditions.[1]
Flowers are 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) long, pale blue, with shallow-triangular petals, and shorter lobules between them. Leaves are lance-shaped, 5–20 mm long; the basal leaves, when present, are much larger and broader. Purple stalked gentian is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Myanmar, the Nilgiri Mountains[2] and China at altitudes of 750–3800 m. Its habitats include bogs, meadows, and roadside slopes.[3]