Everything about Gentiana Acaulis totally explained
Gentiana acaulis (
Stemless gentian) is a small
gentian native to central and southern
Europe from
Spain east to the
Balkans, growing especially in
mountainous regions, such as the
Alps,
Cevennes and the
Pyrenees, at heights of 800 to 3,000 m.
It is a
perennial plant, growing on
acidic soils. Its height is 2 cm and spread is 10 cm or more. The
leaves are
evergreen, 2-3.5 cm long, in a basal rosette, forming clumps. The trumpet-shaped terminal
flowers have a blue colour with olive-green spotted longitudinal throats. They grow on a very short peduncle, 3-6 cm long. The flower stem is often without leaves, or has 1 or 2 pairs of leaves.
It likes full sun, is fully hardy and flowers in late spring and summer.
The closely related
Gentiana clusii, often called by the same common name as this species, differs by growing on limy soils. It also has shorter leaves and the flowers have no olive-green stripes.
Gentian on the obverse side of
Austrian € 0.01 euro coins.
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