Gentiana nivalis

Taxobox
name = "Gentiana nivalis"

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image_width = 200px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Gentianaceae
genus = "Gentiana"
species = "G. nivalis"
binomial = "Gentiana nivalis"
binomial_authority = L.

"Gentiana nivalis" (Snow Gentian or Alpine Gentian) is a species of the genus "Gentiana". It grows to a height of 3-15 centimetres.

It is the county flower of Perthshire in the United Kingdom.

The Norwegian municipality Nord-Aurdal has "G. nivalis" in its coat of arms.

Literature

* Xaver Finkenzeller: "Alpenblumen", München 2003, ISBN 3-576-11482-3
* Manfred A. Fischer: "Exkursionsflora von Österreich", Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-8001-3461-6