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Gentiana asclepiadea

Willow Gentian

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Common name

Willow Gentian.

Scientific name

Gentiana asclepiadea L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Gentiana asclepiadea is a perennial herbaceous plant. Flowering July-October¹.

Habitat

Shrubs, grassy and wooded areas².

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Gentiana asclepiadea by floristic regions³:

General distribution

Map of general distribution⁴:

References

1 Кожухаров, С & А. Петрова. 1982. Флора на Народна Република България, том VIII, София.

2 Кожухаров, С & А. Петрова. 1982.

3 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov, R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation, Sofia.

4 Gentiana asclepiadea L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.