Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana crassicaulis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana crassicaulis is a robust, clump-forming herbaceous perennial plant producing a basal rosette of leaves and unbranched, stout stems around 25 - 60cm tall[ 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. It is occasionally grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of China.

HabitatDamp patches in mountainous regions[ 239 Title Gentians. Publication Author Köhlein. F. Publisher Christopher Helm. London. Year 1991 ISBN 0-88192-192-0 Description A nice readable book, giving details of habitats and cultural needs for many of the members of this genus, with brief notes on other genera in the family. ]. Wastelands, grasslands, roadside slopes, alpine meadows, scrub, forest margins and forests; at elevations from 2,100 - 4,500 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. ].