Gentianella
| Gentianella | |
|---|---|
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| Gentianella germanica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentianella Moench |
| Species | |
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Gentianella is a plant genus in the gentian family (Gentianaceae). Plants of this genus are known commonly as dwarf gentians.[1]
There are about 256 species in this genus. They are perennial herbs that occur in alpine and arctic habitat types. They are distributed in the Americas, Eurasia, northern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.[2]
Species
- Gentianella alborosea – Hercampuri
- Gentianella amarella – Autumn Gentian, Felwort
- Gentianella anglica – Early Gentian
- Gentianella antarctica
- Gentianella auriculata
- Gentianella barringtonensis – Barrington Snow Gentian
- Gentianella bellidifolia
- Gentianella bulgarica
- Gentianella campestris – Field Gentian
- Gentianella cerina – Giant Gentian
- Gentianella cernua
- Gentianella ciliata – Fringed Gentian
- Gentianella concinna
- Gentianella foliosa
- Gentianella germanica – Chiltern Gentian, German Gentian
- Gentianella heterosepala – Autumn Gentian
- Gentianella limoselloides
- Gentianella microcalyx
- Gentianella patula
- Gentianella propinqua
- Gentianella quinquefolia – Agueweed
- Gentianella rupicola
- Gentianella spenceri
- Gentianella splendens
- Gentianella tenella – Slender Gentian
- Gentianella tortuosa
- Gentianella uliginosa – Dune Gentian
- Gentianella wislizeni
- Gentianella wrightii
References
- ↑ Gentianella. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ↑ von Hagen, K. B., & Kadereit, J. W. (2001). The phylogeny of Gentianella (Gentianaceae) and its colonization of the southern hemisphere as revealed by nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequence variation. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 1(1), 61-79.
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