Gentiana lutea L.

Spice Flowers

Family: GENTIANACEAE

Genus: Gentiana

Catalan common name: Genciana groga. Genciana vera.

Spanish common name: Genciana amarilla. Genciana mayor.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Boreo- alpine (Arctic-alpine)

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Mesophyll mountainous grasslands.