Gentiana leucomelaena
Maxim.
Sakir
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Description
A herb that grows each year from seed. It grows 2-10 cm tall. The stems can lie along the ground. The leaves at the base wither early. These leaves are oval and 5-8 mm long by 2-3 mm wide. There are 3-5 pairs of leaves on the stem. They are oval and 3-9 mm logn by 1-2 mm wide. There are a few flowers. They are blue or white.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows along streams and in damp and alpine meadows between 1,900-5,000 m above sea level in China. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Northeastern India, NW India, Pakistan, Russia, Sikkim, Tajikistan, Tibet,
References (2)
- Battacharyya, A., 1991, Ethnobotanical Observations in the Ladakh Region of Northern Jammu and Kashmir State, India. Economic Botany, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 305-308
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 79-90).
