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Indian gentian or Himalayan gentian
Gentiana kurroo
About
Gentiana kurroo, also known as Indian gentian or Himalayan gentian, was named after the Illyrian monarch Gentius, who discovered the medicinal properties of the gentian root. Its scientific name, Gentiana kurroo, comes from the native term "karu", meaning "bitter". This perennial herb is critically endangered.
- Family
- Gentianaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Gentiana kurroo
- Slug
- gentiana-kurroo
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
- Species
- kurroo
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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