Gentianaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Gentiana pneumonanthe

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana pneumonanthe is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a short, stout, cylindrical rootstock; it produces a tuft of growth with one to a few erect flowering stems around 25 - 50cm tall, occasionally reaching 65cm[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental, there are several named forms[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Although Gentiana pneumonanthe is rare, it is relatively widespread in Europe. Populations are decreasing and its habitat is threatened, but this is unlikely to cause a fast enough decline to qualify for listing in a threatened category in the near future.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - western Europe to Turkey, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan and western Siberia

HabitatBoggy meadows, fens, moist heaths and sandy or peaty clearings in woods[ 239 Title Gentians. Publication Author Köhlein. F. Publisher Christopher Helm. London. Year 1991 ISBN 0-88192-192-0 Description A nice readable book, giving details of habitats and cultural needs for many of the members of this genus, with brief notes on other genera in the family. ]. Wet meadows, acidic grassland, peaty marshes, peatlands, swamps, wet heaths and open wet forests[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Very local and decreasing in Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].