Gentianaceae FAMILY
Gentiana squarrosa
Gentiana squarrosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gentiana squarrosa is an annual to biennial plant growing from a taproot; it has an ascending stem that is branched throughout, growing around 2 - 8cm tall[236[. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAsia - western Siberia, Kazakhstan and Pakistan to Russian Far East, Japan and Korea
HabitatRiver banks, roadsides, valleys, wastelands, steppes, scrub, alpine meadows; at elevations from 100 - 4,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].