Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentianopsis barbata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentianopsis barbata is an annual to biennial plant with an erect, usually unbranched stem; it grows around 8 - 40cm 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. , 1081 Title Medicinal Plants in Mongolia Publication Author Website http://www.who.in Publisher World Health Organisation; Western Pacific Region Year 2013 ISBN 987 92 9061 632 0 Description Information on medicinal plants from Mongolia ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is an ingredient in several proprietay medicines in Mongolia[ 1081 Title Medicinal Plants in Mongolia Publication Author Website http://www.who.in Publisher World Health Organisation; Western Pacific Region Year 2013 ISBN 987 92 9061 632 0 Description Information on medicinal plants from Mongolia ]

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - eastern European Russia to Kazakhstan and Pakistan, east to Russian Far East, China and Korea; Northern N. America - northwest Canada

HabitatMeadows along river and brook banks, forest fringes, scrub forest; at elevations from 700 - 4,700 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. , 1081 Title Medicinal Plants in Mongolia Publication Author Website http://www.who.in Publisher World Health Organisation; Western Pacific Region Year 2013 ISBN 987 92 9061 632 0 Description Information on medicinal plants from Mongolia ].