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Gentiana glauca

Alpine Gentian, Blue Green Gentian
Other regional names: Glaucous Gentian +1 more
  • Glaucous Gentian
  • Pale Gentian
Also known as: Ciminalis glauca (Pall.) Bercht. & J.Presl +9 more
  • Ciminalis glauca (Pall.) Bercht. & J.Presl
  • Coilantha glauca (Pall.) G.Don
  • Dasistepha caespitosa (Graham) Raf.
  • Dasystephana glauca (Pall.) Borkh.
  • Dasystephana glauca (Pall.) Rydb.
  • Gentiana glauca f. chlorantha Jordal
  • Gentiana glauca f. glauca
  • Gentiana glauca var. paulensis Kellogg
  • Gentianodes glauca (Pall.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Pneumonanthe glauca (Pall.) F.W.Schmidt
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Gentianaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Found natively in Temperate Asia and North America, Gentiana glauca (commonly known as Alpine Gentian or Blue-Green Gentian) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Gentianaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Amur, British Columbia, Chita, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Montana, Northwest Territories, Sakhalin, Washington, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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