Gentianaceae FAMILY
Gentiana saponaria
Gentiana saponaria
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gentiana saponaria is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a tuft or a small clump; the erect to ascending stems can grow up to 75cm tall[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. 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, eastern and southern N. America - Wisconsin, Michigan and New York, south to Texas and Florida
HabitatWet soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ] in woodlands[ 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. ]. Open forest, along lake and river shores and bogs,