Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Genus: Gentianella (Fringed Gentians)
Gentianella ciliata (L.) Borkh. - Fringed Gentian
Gentianella germanica (Willd.) Börner - Chiltern Gentian
Gentianella lutescens (Velen.) Holub - Carpathian Gentian
Gentianella praecox (A. Kern. & Jos. Kern.) E. Mayer
Gentianella aspera (Hegetschw. & Heer) Skalický, Chrtek & J. Gill - Rough Gentian
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner - Autumn Gentian
Gentianella uliginosa (Willd.) Börner - Dune Gentian
Gentianella campestris (L.) Börner - Field Gentian
Gentianella tenella (Rottb.) Börner - Dane's Dwarf Gentian
Maximal 20 cm tall. flowers: reddish to violet. corolla: with a distinctly developed corolla-tube, 8–20 mm long, mostly 5‑leaved. fauces: bearded. sepals: fused in the lower quarter. calyx-lobes: all calyx-lobes of similar habit, at least as long as the corolla-tube;...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats, dune slacks
in nutrient-poor, alkaline, periodically wet habitats