Gentianaceae
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Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1650 species. Species in this family inhabit every continent except the Antarctic, and have been used around the world for centurie
Gentiana Acaulis Rannoch
Gentiana verna, or Spring Gentian, is a small gentian that grows to only a few centimeters. It is distributed across Europe, the Caucuses, and parts of Asia.
Gentiana calycosa growing in the eastern Sierra Nevada in California.
Gentiana
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Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family, the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentian
Gentianaceae
…and have been used around the world for centuries as traditional medicine. The family was named by Linnaeus in 1753. It takes its name from the genus Gentiana, named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Gentius ruled the Ilyrian kindgdom from 181-168 BCE, and was said to have used a local Gentian plant to treat…
Gentiana verna 2
Gentiana frigida
Gentiana olivieri - Fars province of Iran
Gentiana paradoxa