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Gentiana pneumonanthe

Marsh Gentian

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Common name

Marsh Gentian

Scientific name

Gentiana pneumonanthe L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected by the law in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Perennial herbaceous plant. Stems 30 to 40 cm long. Flowers 3,5-4,5 (5,5) cm long. Flowering July-October¹.

Habitat

On moist grassy, boggy places and peatlands².

Dstribution in Bulgaria

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

Between 500 and 2000 m altitude⁴.

References

1 Кожухаров, Ст. & А. Петрова 1982. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том VIII, Издателство на БАН, София.

2 Кожухаров, Ст. 1976.

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

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

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