Gentianaceae
54 edible species
Herbaceous plants with bright flowers; some species used for bitter digestive tonics.
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves, Plant
Common centaurium, European centaury
Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Flowers - tea,Spice, Leaves - tea
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves - spice
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit
Edible: Leaves - spice
Indian whitehead
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Fruit
Fragrant ironwood tree
Edible: Root
Green gentian, Gentian root, Yellow gentian
Edible: Root, Caution
Trumpet gentian, Swiss gentian
Edible: Roots
Willow gentian
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
Large-leafed gentian
Edible: Leaves
Gentian
Edible: Plant, Leaves - fermentation
Edible: Leaves - fermenatation
Cross gentian
Edible: Roots
Swamp gentian
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Indian gentian, Himalayan gentian
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root, Caution, Flowers
Sakir
Edible: Leaves
Bitterwort, Gentian, Yellow gentian
Edible: Rhizome - Spice, Roots
Qin Jiao
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
Spotted gentian
Edible: Roots - flavouring
Purple gentian
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
Japanese Gentian
Edible: Leaves ?
Edible: Leaves
Rindo
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves - fermentation
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves - tea
Field gentian
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Fruit
Bitter Bloom, Rosepink
Prairie Rose Gentian, Texas star
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Probably medicine
Chirata, Chireto, Double-spotted swertia
Edible: Root
Chiretta
Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Medicine
Edible: Medicine, Flavouring
Edible: Leaves - tea
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Japanese climbing gentian
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Edible: Roots, Tubers
Edible: Medicine