Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana tubiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana tubiflora is a herbaceous perennial plant that produces short stolons that can be unbranched or up to three brabched. The erect, unbranched stem are around 2 - 5cm tall, the plant forming a mat of growth[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal, southern and south-eastern Tibet.

HabitatGrassy hillsides, dry hillsides and alpine meadows; at elevations from 4,200 - 5,300 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. ].