''Gentiana punctata'', the spotted gentian, is a

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herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family

Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus '' Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan. Characteri ...

. It grows in Central and

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at altitudes 1.500−2.600 meters. It is 20−60 cm tall.

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Kvetiny.atlasrostlin.cz
punctata Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Gentianales-stub