Gentiana nivalis
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Gentiana nivalis (Snow Gentian or Alpine Gentian) is a species of the genus Gentiana. It grows to a height of 3-15 centimetres.
It is the county flower of Perthshire in the United Kingdom.
The Norwegian municipality Nord-Aurdal has G. nivalis in its coat of arms.
[edit] Literature
- Xaver Finkenzeller: Alpenblumen, München 2003, ISBN 3-576-11482-3
- Manfred A. Fischer: Exkursionsflora von Österreich, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-8001-3461-6
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