Gentiana punctata L., 1753 35% complete

Spotted gentian

Sp. Pl.: 227 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Gentiana punctata, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced9 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded9 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 227 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Spotted gentian No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Mts. of C. Europe to N. Greece No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 38 cm
  • 38.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 310, 500, 818, 898
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color blue Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Maximum height 58 cm
  • 57.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 310, 500, 818, 898
Differs from sources
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air
  • 6 / 9 · moderately humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Light 8 / 9 · light Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 4.5
  • pH 4.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4
  • pH 4 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 95 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record