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acaulis

Taxon

Gentiana acaulis L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 228. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
All3subsp. dinarica2
Gentiana dinarica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 196.jpg

Gentiana dinarica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 196.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana dinarica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 193.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana dinarica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 195.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana dinarica--Italy. Abruzzo.  Roccamorice, Eremi di San Bartolome. 10 May 02. 076.jpg

Gentiana dinarica--Italy. Abruzzo. Roccamorice, Eremi di San Bartolome. 10 May 02. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana dinarica--Italy. Abruzzo. Roccamorice, Eremi di San Bartolome. 10 May 02. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana dinarica--Italy. Abruzzo. Roccamorice, Eremi di San Bartolome. 10 May 02. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana dinarica--Italy. Abruzzo. Roccamorice, Eremi di San Bartolome. 10 May 02.077.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (563).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (563).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (564).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (564).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (555).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (555).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (571).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (571).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (592).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (592).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (559).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (559).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (591).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (591).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (569).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (569).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (594).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (594).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (593).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (593).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (570).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (570).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (557).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (557).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (567).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (567).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (589).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (589).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (590).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (590).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (558).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (558).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (556).JPG

Gentiana acaulis, Davidson, C 13238--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (556).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine; introduced into Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Gentiana acaulis

subsp. dinarica

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 10, 2002

Identified as

Gentiana acaulis subsp. dinarica

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Identified as

Gentiana acaulis subsp. dinarica

Location

Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)

-12.983889, -72.063333

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 13238

July 1, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Canton Valais, Obergoms (Oberwald)

46.537611, 8.356306

Location Remarks

Furkastrasse (Hwy 19), campsite just north of Oberwald village, along Rhone River. 1380 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Exposed rocky, alpine meadowland on steep to gentle slopes above the pass.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Gentianaceae

Genus

Gentiana

Specific Epithet

acaulis

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#186,267 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →