Gentiana triflora is an East Asian wildflower that grows back year after year and is not part of the wild flora of the United States. Its narrow leaves grow in opposite pairs along the stem. Blue-purple, tube-shaped flowers cluster at the stem tips and where the upper leaves meet the stem.

Appearance

Growth form
This grows back year after year.
Leaves
The narrow leaves stand in opposite pairs along the stem.
Flowers
Blue-purple, tube-shaped flowers gather at the stem tips and in the upper leaf joints.
Fruit
After flowering, it makes small seed capsules.

Where it lives

Typical habitats
  • meadows
  • forests
Range
Its native range stretches across parts of eastern Asia, including Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, and eastern Russia.

Name and classification

About the name
The subspecies Gentiana triflora subsp. japonica was formerly called Gentiana triflora var. japonica.

Conservation

IUCN Red List
NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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