Called “gentian family” in GBIF
Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1650 species. Species in this family inhabit every continent except the Antarctic, and have been used around the world for centuries as traditional medicine.
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Gentiana
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Sabatia angularis
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Also here, with one plant each: Gentiana (Gentian), Swertia (Swertia).
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Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.
Flowers of a wildflower called rosepink stay open longer when fewer pollinators visit them, and open shorter when pollination is frequent, showing that how long a flower lasts isn't fixed but shifts with real-world conditions like humidity and pollinator traffic.
The soil microbes clinging to a plant's roots can influence how well it grows, resists disease, and even how potent its...
Watch the wildflowers in a dry August meadow and you're watching evolution in real time: the same flower that would stay open...
Chirayita grows wild across Himalayan foothills and has been brewed as a bitter tonic tea for centuries — this study gives...
Many of the herbs documented here—like cinnamon and pomegranate—grow in temperate gardens worldwide, and this review connects...
The delicate alpine gentians you might spot on a mountain hike aren't just pretty faces — they're quietly siphoning sugars...