Gentiana thunbergii




Family Gentianaceae
Tribe Gentianeae
Subtribe Gentianinae
Scientific name Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach
Synonyms Ericala thunbergii G. Don; Gentiana japonica Maximovicz, non Schultes; Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach forma gracilis Nakai; Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach forma grandis Nakai; Gentiana trinervis (Thunberg) Marquand
Common name (Japanese common name) haru-rindou (ハルリンドウ, 春竜胆 [meaning: spring gentian])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin, Kril Islands), Korea, China
Habitat Mountane wet field
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Scapes electing 5-15cm tall. Leaves 1-3cm long, 7-22mm wide. Flowers calyx 10-15mm long, blue or purple corolla 25-35mm long, flowering in March to May. Winter annual plants.
Reference Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach



April 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden