Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana nubigena

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana nubigena is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a short rhizome; it produces 1 - 2 erect, unbranched stems around 3 - 10cm tall, occasionally reaching 17cm[ 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 and Myanmar, through Tibet to south central China (Qinghai and Gansu)

HabitatOpen slopes and meadows[ 1977 Title Non-Timber Forest Products of Nepal Himalaya - database of some important species found in the mountain protected ar Publication Author Ghimire S.K. et al Publisher WWF Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal Year 2008 ISBN 978-99946-837-9-6 Description ]. Bog meadows, alpine meadows and scrub, rocky places in high mountains; at elevations from 3,000 - 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. ].