Gentianaceae

Gentiana gelida

Gentiana gelida

Gentiana L. Gentiana gelida BIEB. Ömür: Çok yıllık Yapı: ot Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 8 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 9 Habitat: seyrek çimenlik ve otlak Minimum yükseklik: 2000 Maksimum yükseklik: 3200 Endemik: - Element: Karadeniz Türkiye dağılımı: KD. ve D. Anadolu Genel dağılımı: Kafkasya, K. ve KB. İran Bulunduğu kareler :A7 A8 A9 B7 B8 B9 C9 C10

G. gelida Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 1:196 (1808). Map 19, p. 191.   Closely resembling G. septemfida in most respects, but often more robust, stems to 40 cm with to 20 internodes. Flowers mostly 5-merous. Calyx 16-30 mm; lobes linear-lanceolate, acute. Corolla pale yellow to cream, 30-45 (-50) mm; subsidiary lobes ± dentate. Fl. 8-9. Open grassland and pasture, 2000-3200 m.   Type: in alpibus caucasicis, Mussin-Puschkin (holo. LE, photo!).   N.E. & E. Anatolia. A7 Gümüşane: Tembede, Sint. 1894:7105! Trabzon: Trabzon to Stavri, 2285 m, Balls 1996! A8 Gümüşane: 23 km N. of Aşkale towards Bayburt, 2390 m, Uotila 19631 ! Erzurum: top of Kopdaği pass between Maden and Aşkale, 2400 m, Jenkins 2328! A9 Kars: W. foot of Kisir Da., 2100 m, D. 32567! B7 Erzincan: Sipikör Da., Sint. 1890:3173! B8 Erzurum: Aşkale to Tercan, 1800 m, D. 32666! B9 Ağri: 54 km E. of Horasan, pass between Zidikan and Velibaba, 2500 m, Rech. 15056! C9 Hakkari: Kara Da., 3200 m, D. 24408! C10 Hakkari: Mor Da., 2750 m, Watson 3625(!).   Caucasia, N. & N.W. Iran. Euxine element? Plants from Kars and Ağri have been noted for their corollas stained purplish outside, and the status of such colour forms in Gentiana needs investigation.