Gentianella germanica

Gentianella germanica, common name German gentian,[2][3] also known in the United Kingdom as the Chiltern gentian, is a flowering plant in the Gentianaceae (gentian family). It was chosen as the county flower of Buckinghamshire.[4] Within the UK, it is only native to the Chiltern Hills of southern England,[5] although its distribution in continental Europe is much wider, ranging from France to the Balkans.[1][6]

Gentianella germanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianella
Species:
G. germanica
Binomial name
Gentianella germanica
Gentianella germanica - Dolomites

References
  1. "Flora Europaea". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
  2. Grey-Wilson, Christopher; Blamey, Marjorie (1979). The Alpine Flowers of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. p. 182.
  3. Frankham, Richard (2017). Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 63, 394.
  4. Plantlife website County Flowers page Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. C. D. Preston, D. A. Pearman & T. D. Dines (eds.). New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-851067-5.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. "Floraqueen". Monday, 26 August 2019


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