- Gentiana prostrata
Taxobox
name = "Gentiana prostrata"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Gentianales
familia =Gentianaceae
genus = "Gentian a"
species = "G. prostrata"
binomial = "Gentiana prostrata"
binomial_authority =Haenke
synonyms = "Chondrophylla nutans"
"Chondrophylla prostrata"
"Ciminalis prostrata"
"Gentiana nutans""Gentiana prostrata" is a rare species of
gentian known by the common name pygmy gentian. It is native to Eurasia and to western North America fromAlaska and northern Canada toColorado andCalifornia . It is a resident of moist areas in the high mountains. This is an annual herb reaching only a few centimeters tall. The leaves are generally oval-shaped and up to about six millimeters long. They green and sometimes edged in dull white. The solitary flower is about a centimeter wide at the mouth, with triangular or diamond-shaped lobes in shades of deep blue to purple. Between each lobe of the corolla is a sinus appendage with jagged, thready tips. The fruit is a capsule containing wingless seeds.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4374,4387,4395 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GEPR3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gentiana+prostrata Photo gallery]
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