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Gentianella germanica (Willd.) Börner

Chiltern Gentian

Gentianaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Genus: Gentianella (Fringed Gentians)

Synonyms

Gentianella germanica
Gentiana campestris subsp. germanica
Gentiana germanica
Gentiana germanica subsp. kerneri
Gentiana germanica subsp. rhaetica
Gentiana germanica subsp. semleri
Gentiana germanica subsp. solstitialis
Gentiana germanica Willd. subsp.
Gentiana obtusifolia
Gentiana polymorpha subsp. germanica
Gentiana rhaetica
Gentiana rhaetica A. Kern.
Gentiana rhaetica subsp. kerneri
Gentiana solstitialis
Gentiana wettsteinii
Gentianella germanica subsp. rhaetica
Gentianella germanica subsp. semleri
Gentianella germanica subsp. solstitialis

Related species

Gentianella ciliata (L.) Borkh. - Fringed Gentian
Gentianella germanica (Willd.) Börner - Chiltern Gentian
Gentianella lutescens (Velen.) Holub - Carpathian Gentian
Gentianella praecox (A. Kern. & Jos. Kern.) E. Mayer
Gentianella aspera (Hegetschw. & Heer) Skalický, Chrtek & J. Gill - Rough Gentian
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner - Autumn Gentian
Gentianella uliginosa (Willd.) Börner - Dune Gentian
Gentianella campestris (L.) Börner - Field Gentian
Gentianella tenella (Rottb.) Börner - Dane's Dwarf Gentian

Traits


    Maximal 40&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> reddish to violet. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> with a distinctly developed corolla-tube, 18&#8211;40&#8239;mm long, <b>mostly 5&#8209;leaved</b>. <span class="v1">fauces:</span> bearded. <span class="v1"...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Gentianella germanica

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Gentianella germanica

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Gentianella germanica

Gentianella germanica

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in alkaline, periodically wet habitats

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