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...
- veitchiorum Gentiana venosa Gentiana venusta Gentiana verna – spring gentian Gentiana vernayi Gentiana viatrix Gentiana villifera Gentiana villosa – striped...
- 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...
- in nutrient-poor acid bogs, deriving nutrients from trapped insects. Gentiana verna, the spring gentian, flourishes in dry limestone habitats. Some specialised...
- Cornwall Cornish heath Erica vagans native County Durham spring gentian Gentiana verna native ****berland gr****-of-Parn****us Parn****ia palustris native Sutherland...
- alba, Caltha palustris, ****us sylvatica, Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana kochiana, Gentiana purpurea, Gentiana verna, Laburnum anagyroides, Sorbus aucuparia...
- regolith supports alpine/Arctic flora which includes spring gentian (Gentiana verna), bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa), mountain avens (Dryas octopetala)...
- The larvae feed on Gentiana species, including Gentiana lutea, Gentiana verna, Gentiana clusii, Gentiana asclepiadea and Gentiana pneumonanthe. Fauna...
- Spring gentian, Gentiana verna – an alpine plant found in the Burren, often close to Mediterranean species...
- Eryngium alpinum Fritillaria meleagris Gentiana asclepiadea Gentiana lutea Gentiana occidentalis Gentiana verna Globularia cordifolia Helichrysum bellidioides...