Definition of Gentiana verna. Meaning of Gentiana verna. Synonyms of Gentiana verna

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Definition of Gentiana verna

Gentiana verna
Gentian Gen"tian, n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of Capsule. Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna, Bavarica, and excisa), and the American fringed gentians (G. crinita and G. detonsa). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the officinal gentian of the pharmacop[oe]ias. Horse gentian, fever root. Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian (Gentiana lutea). See Bitterwort.

Meaning of Gentiana verna from wikipedia

- Gentiana verna, the spring gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, and one of its smallest members, normally only growing...
- Hemsl. Gentiana vandewateri Wernham Gentiana veitchiorum Hemsl. Gentiana venusta (G.Don) Wall. ex Griseb. Gentiana verna L. – spring gentian Gentiana vernayi...
- in nutrient-poor acid bogs, deriving nutrients from trapped insects. Gentiana verna, the spring gentian, flourishes in dry limestone habitats. Some specialised...
- research suggests G. acaulis is sister to a clade containing 4 other Gentiana species: G. verna, G. bavarica, G. nivalis, and G. utriculosa. A depiction of a...
- alba, Caltha palustris, ****us sylvatica, Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana kochiana, Gentiana purpurea, Gentiana verna, Laburnum anagyroides, Sorbus aucuparia...
- locally), Alpine avens (Geum montanum - Dore and Cantal), Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna - Cantal, Monts Dore), Alpine Bartsia (Bartsia alpina - Cantal only)...
- gentian Gentiana asclepiadea * Marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Trumpet gentian Gentiana clusii * Spring gentian Gentiana verna Alpine gentian Gentiana nivalis...
- Dracocephalum, Oxyria, Polygonum, Veronica, Trollius, Scilla, Primula, and Gentiana verna. Large mammals include brown bear (Ursus arctos), gray wolf (Canis lupus)...
- Spring gentian, Gentiana verna – an alpine plant found in the Burren, often close to Mediterranean species...
- Cornwall Cornish heath Erica vagans native County Durham spring gentian Gentiana verna native ****berland gr****-of-Parn****us Parn****ia palustris native Sutherland...