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    Gentiana purpurea  L.    
 

Fam.: Gentianaceae / Gentian Fam.  

Genus:  Gentiana  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Gentiana:   Genthius (about 180 - 168 BC), Illyrian king
   purpurea:   purple color
 

Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian, A Lechtal, Warth 23.6.2011
Fig. 1:  Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian
A Lechtal, Warth 23.6.2011
Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian, A Lechtal, Warth 23.6.2011
Fig. 2:  Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian
A Lechtal, Warth 23.6.2011
Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian, A Lechtal, Warth 23.6.2011
Fig. 3:  Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian
A Lechtal, Warth 23.6.2011
Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian, A Widderstein 17.8.1987
Fig. 4:  Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian
A Widderstein 17.8.1987
Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian, A Widderstein 17.8.1987
Fig. 5:  Gentiana purpurea / Purple Gentian
A Widderstein 17.8.1987

 


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