Species in the genus Gentiana:

Gentiana scabra var. buergeri / Rindou
Gentiana scabra var. buergeri f. albiflora / Shirobanarindou
Gentiana zollingeri / Fuderindou


　

Gentiana scabra var. buergeri / Rindou リンドウ

Gentiana scabra var. buergeri is a perennial of 20-80cm in height, occurring in grasslands in fields and mountains, standing erect or diagonally upward. Leaves are opposite, each in the oval-lanceolate shape, lacking petioles and basal parts embracing the stems. On the upper portions, stem tips and leaf axils bear blue-purple flowers 4-5cm long. Bloom time: September-November.