Gentianella bellidifolia

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Gentianella bellidifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianella
Species:
G. bellidifolia
Binomial name
Gentianella bellidifolia

Gentianella bellidifolia is a species of the genus Gentianella that is native to New Zealand.

G. bellidifolia is found in alpine areas of both the North and South Island. [1]

Feature

Plants polycarpic, height in flower 80–370 mm. Root 1.2–6.0 mm diameter at stem base. Caudex unbranched or branched, 15–90 mm long, stolons absent. Flowering stems lateral only, 1–13 per plant, largest flowering stem 1.0–3.2 mm diameter, green, tinted purple-black, or bronze, lateral flowering stems erect or decumbent, stem leaves 2–4 pairs per stem, lowest pedicels from halfway up flowering stem or near apex of flowering stem [2]

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References

  1. "Gentiana bellidifolia". Hebe Society. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. "Gentianella bellidifolia". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2022-03-21.