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    Gentiana acaulis  L.    
 

Fam.: Gentianaceae / Gentian Fam.  

Synon.:  Gentiana kochiana  E.P.PERRIER & SONGEON

Genus:  Gentiana  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   E.P.PERRIER:  Eugène Pierre Perrier de la Bâthie (1825 - 1916), French botanist
   SONGEON:  André Songeon (1826 - 1905), French botanist
 

Etymology:
   Gentiana:   Genthius (about 180 - 168 BC), Illyrian king
   acaulis:   stemless
   kochiana:   Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771 - 1849), German botanist from Kusel (W. D. J. KOCH)
 

Gentiana acaulis and Gentiana clusii are the two large-flowered blue Gentians that are widespread throughout the whole Alps. Gentiana acaulis is growing on silicate and decalcified substrates, while Gentiana clusii can be found on limestone. At G. acaulis the green areas in the interior of the blossom are more important, and the leaves are wider. Gentiana acaulis has constricted calyx lobes, Gentiana clusii does not.

 

Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Malta - Valley 7.6.2008
Fig. 1:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Malta - Valley 7.6.2008
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Malta - Valley 7.6.2008
Fig. 2:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Malta - Valley 7.6.2008
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Malta - Valley 7.6.2008
Fig. 3:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Malta - Valley 7.6.2008
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Widderstein 12.7.1987
Fig. 4:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Widderstein 12.7.1987
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Widderstein 12.7.1987
Fig. 5:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Widderstein 12.7.1987
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Großglockner 4.8.2004
Fig. 6:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Großglockner 4.8.2004
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Niedere Tauern, Sölk-Pass 2.7.2021
Fig. 7:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Niedere Tauern, Sölk-Pass 2.7.2021
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Niedere Tauern, Sölk-Pass 2.7.2021
Fig. 8:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian (color variant)
A Niedere Tauern, Sölk-Pass 2.7.2021
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Niedere Tauern, Sölk-Pass 2.7.2021
Fig. 9:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian (color variant)
A Niedere Tauern, Sölk-Pass 2.7.2021
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Seckauer Tauern, Brandstätter Törl 1.7.2021
Fig. 10:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian (color variant)
A Seckauer Tauern, Brandstätter Törl 1.7.2021
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Fig. 11:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Fig. 12:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Fig. 13:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Fig. 14:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Carinthia, Koralpe 21.5.2016
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, A Nockberge, Eisentaler Höhe 10.7.2019
Fig. 15:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
A Nockberge, Eisentaler Höhe 10.7.2019
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, D Oberstdorf 22.6.2011
Fig. 16:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
D Oberstdorf 22.6.2011
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Fig. 17:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Fig. 18:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Fig. 19:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Fig. 20:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
I Liguria, Molini di Triora 26.5.2013
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, F Col de l'Allimas 17.5.2007
Fig. 21:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
F Col de l'Allimas 17.5.2007
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, F Col de Saisies 21.6.2008
Fig. 22:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
F Col de Saisies 21.6.2008
Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian, F Col de Saisies 21.6.2008
Fig. 23:  Gentiana acaulis / Stemless Gentian
F Col de Saisies 21.6.2008

 


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