Large-leafed gentian
Gentiana burseri var. villarsii

Family: Gentianaceae

What it is like

An erect herb. It grows 40-70 cm high and spreads 60 cm wide. It keeps growing from year to year from a stout rootstock. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and pale green. They are 20-40 cm long. The flowers are violet-blue. They are in dense clusters in the axils of leaves.

There are about 400 Gentiana species. The roots are used in medicine.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Mongolia, Siberia, Tasmania

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed. Plants can also be grown by division or from offshoots.

Its other names

Local names

Qin Jiao

Synonyms

Gentiana macrophylla;