Gentiana tianschanica
Rupr. ex Kusn.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 15-25 cm tall. The roots are 1.5 cm across. The stems are simple and curve upwards. There are 3-5 pairs of leaves on the stem and they are 3-7 cm long by 5-9 mm wide. The flowers are in groups near the end of the stems.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten in salads.
Traditional Uses
The leaves or plant are eaten in salads.
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Distribution
It is a cool temperate plant. It grows in cold desert in north India. It grows along streams and in forests and sloping grassland between 1,200-3,900 m above sea level in SW China and 3,400-4,800 m in Indian Himalayas.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tibet,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Wanglo
References (2)
- Ballabh, B., et al, 2007, Raw edible plants of cold desert Ladakh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 6(1) pp 182-184
- Sharma, L. et al, 2018, Diversity, distribution pattern, endemism and indigenous uses of wild edible plants in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve of Indian Trans Himalaya. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 17(1) January 2018 pp 122-131
