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Name: | Gentiana bavarica |
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Distribution: | European Alps |
Description: | Perennial. Stem ascending. Leaves not forming a rosette, about twice as long as wide, obovate to spathulate, obtuse; margin cartilaginous, smooth. Calyx-teeth lanceolate, acute; calyx-tube somewhat infundibuliform, angled, very narrowly winged on the angles. Corolla 20-30mm; lobes deep blue; tube paler blue. |
Altitude: | 1800-3600 m |
Size: | 4-20 cm |
Color: | blue |
Bloom: | 6-9 |
Cultivation: | damp places, meadows |
Propagation: | seeds and cuttings |
Photo: | Michele Jurietti; Passo S. Giacomo Val Formazza (VB), 2400 m, Italy |