Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana puberulenta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana puberulenta is a herbaceous perennial plant; more or less tufted, it produces a usually small sheaf of erect stems growing around 30 - 50cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern N. America - Saskatchewan to Ontario and New York, south to Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tennessee

HabitatPrairies and other grassy places[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 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. ].