Gentiana pedicellata, the purple stalked gentian, is a plant that belongs to the genus Gentiana.

Gentiana pedicellata
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Kingdom: Plantae
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

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It grows to a height of 8 cm (3.1 in) or lesser 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 in 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 Burma, the Nilgiri Mountains[2] and China at altitudes of 750-3800 m. Its habitats include bogs, meadows, and roadside slopes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Gentiana pedicellata - Purple Stalked Gentian". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ Mohandass, D.. (2008). Floristic Distribution in Montane Swamps of the Nilgiri Mountains, Southern India. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 34. 55-62.
  3. ^ "Gentiana pedicellata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-04-30.