← Herbaceous plants

Crested gentian

Gentiana septemfida Pall.

Genus Gentiana. Family Gentianaceae.

Crested gentian — Photographs 1
Crested gentian. Abkhazia, Lake Ritsa area, Chkha Pass, alpine meadow. 28.08.2013.
Photo: Ivan Klumov.

Description

Gentiana septemfida, the crested gentian or summer gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to the Caucasus and Turkey. It is a low-growing herbaceous perennial growing to 15—20 cm tall by 30 cm wide, bearing up to eight bright blue trumpet-shaped blooms in summer, with striped interiors.
Wikipedia

POWO

Open in the identification catalogue →

Photographs

Crested gentian — Photographs 2
Crested gentian. Abkhazia, Lake Ritsa area, Chkha Pass, alpine meadow. 28.08.2013.
Photo: Ivan Klumov.
Crested gentian — Photographs 3
Crested gentian. Abkhazia, Lake Ritsa area, Chkha Pass, alpine meadow. 28.08.2013.
Photo: Ivan Klumov.
Crested gentian — Photographs 4
Crested gentian. 22.08.2010.
Photo: Ivan Klumov.
Crested gentian — Photographs 5
Crested gentian. Botanical illustration.
Van Houtte, Louis / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links