Gentiana zollingeri
is a biennial herb that occurs in sunny
places, such as fields and mountains. The stems grow to 6-9cm in
height and are set with dense, opposite phyllotaxis leaves on the
upper half. The leaves are 0.5-1.2cm long, in a broad-oval shape,
and somewhat thick; the undersides generally have a purplish tinge.
Stem tips bear some blue-purple flowers in bundles. Corollas measure
2-2.5cm long, are bell-shaped, and have green calyxes. Bloom time:
March-May.
Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
