Gentianaceae FAMILY
Gentianella amarella
Gentianella amarella
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gentianella amarella is a Biennial up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to France, Hungary and the Caucasus.
HabitatBasic pastures, usually amongst short grass, and dunes[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]