Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana straminea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana straminea is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a tuft or small clump of growth; it has basal rosettes of leaves and stout, unbranched, ascending stems around 10 - 35cm 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 sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern and central China to the Himalayas, Nepal.

HabitatAlong streams, valleys, rocky slopes, alpine meadows, scrub, forests, clearings in forests; at elevations from 2,000 - 5,000 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. ].