Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana scabra

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana scabra is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a short, thick, more or less fleshy rootstock and producing a clump of erect stems that can grow around 30 - 60cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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 food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, especially the var Gentiana scabra buergeri[ 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. ]..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast Siberia, Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea

HabitatThickets, grassy places and wet meadows at low elevations and in the mountains of C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. River banks, grassland and roadside slopes, moist meadows, scrub, forest margins, forests; at elevations from 400 - 1,700 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. ].