Rank Species | Higher classification Gentian | |
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Similar Gentian, Hungarian gentian, Gentiana nivalis, Gentiana orbicularis, Senecio alpinus |
Gentiana purpurea ('purple gentian') is a plant of genus Gentiana. Flowers July to August. The root is sometimes used in the manufacture of gentian bitters.






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