''Gentiana sedifolia'' is a species of plant in the 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.
Characteristi ...
. It can be found from
Costa Rica
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to northern
Chile
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.
Description
Small herbs with narrow, opposite leaves; leaves up to 0.7 cm long.
Small funnel shaped flowers up to 1 cm in diameter, pale blue or violet, with a yellow, white or pale yellow center.
Flowers close at night or during cold and cloudy days.
Distribution and habitat
Bogs at high elevation grasslands (
puna and
páramo
Páramo () can refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrowe ...
),
from Costa Rica to northern Chile.
It is present at protected areas such as
Cajas National Park,
and
Junín National Reserve
Junín National Reserve is a protected area located in the region of Junín, Peru. One of its main purposes is to protect the ecosystem and biodiversity of Lake Junín and the surrounding Central Andean wet puna.
Ecology
Flora
Land native ...
.
Vernacular names
Genciana (Colombia);
pinjachi (Bolivia).
References
Flora of Peru
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Colombia
Flora of Ecuador
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of Chile
Flora of Argentina
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