Gentianaceae
Gentianella

Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner

First published in Fl. Deut. Volk: 543 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Mexico. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutiya, Yukon

Extinct in:

Vermont

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2016). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v41i0. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Malyschev, L.I. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Siberia 11: 1-310. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (2016). New floristic records in the Balkans: 30. Phytologia Balcanica 22: 259-292.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Malyschev, L.I. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Siberia 11: 1-310. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rock, J.F. [13347] China K005057155 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [9258] United Kingdom K001567179 Yes
Parker, D. [34] United States K005057311 Yes
Rock, J.F. [11689] China K005057150 Yes
Ching, R.C. [781] China K005057147 Yes
Rock, J.F. [11447] China K005057143 Yes
Rock, J.F. [17260] China K005057138 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR103] United Kingdom K001767955 Yes
Collectors, C. [Mc/L/D331] China K005057139 Yes
Rock, J.F. [17268] China K005057146 Yes
Rock, J.F. [11466] China K005057153 Yes
Rock, J.F. [10397] China K005057148 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St John, H. [7946] Canada K005057293 Yes
Ching, R.C. [1122] China K005057156 Yes
Tang, T. [1342] China K005057154 Yes
Rock, J.F. [17335] China K005057141 Yes
Licent, E. [4424] China K005057151 Yes
Rock, J.F. [13388] China K005057157 Yes
Fang, W.P. [4433] China K005057152 Yes
Rock, J.F. [18240] China K005057140 Yes
Rock, J.F. [17259] China K005057142 Yes
Rock, J.F. [10772] China K005057144 Yes
Fay, M.F. [MFF655] United Kingdom K000696377 No
Rock, J.F. [6109] China K005057149 Yes
Giles, J.J. [87] United Kingdom Gentiana amarella K001419086 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0