Gentiana pedicellata, the purple stalked gentian, is a plant that belongs to the genus Gentiana.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. pedicellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Gentiana pedicellata (D.Don) Griseb.
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Description
editIt grows to a height of 8 cm (3.1 in) or lesser and bears small blue flowers at the end of lateral branches, in January-June, in Indian climatic conditions.[1]
Flowers are 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) long, pale blue, with shallow-triangular petals, and shorter lobules in between them. Leaves are lance-shaped, 5-20 mm long, the basal leaves, when present, are much larger and broader. Purple stalked gentian is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Burma, the Nilgiri Mountains[2] and China at altitudes of 750-3800 m. Its habitats include bogs, meadows, and roadside slopes.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Gentiana pedicellata - Purple Stalked Gentian". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Mohandass, D.. (2008). Floristic Distribution in Montane Swamps of the Nilgiri Mountains, Southern India. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 34. 55-62.
- ^ "Gentiana pedicellata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-04-30.