Gentianella germanica, common name German gentian,[2][3] also known in the United Kingdom as the Chiltern gentian, is a flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. 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 | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Gentianaceae |
Genus: | Gentianella |
Species: | G. germanica
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Gentianella germanica |
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References
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- ^ a b "Flora Europaea". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- ^ Grey-Wilson, Christopher; Blamey, Marjorie (1979). The Alpine Flowers of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. p. 182.
- ^ Frankham, Richard (2017). Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 63, 394.
- ^ Plantlife website County Flowers page Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ C. D. Preston, D. A. Pearman & T. D. Dines (eds.) (2002). New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-851067-5.
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