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Gentiana

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Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. [1]

92 relations: Alpine climate, Alps, Andes, Angostura bitters, Apéritif and digestif, Aperol, Award of Garden Merit, Azure (color), Bitters, Carl Linnaeus, Cosmopolitan distribution, Cultivar, Family (biology), Flower, Flowering plant, Genpei War, Gentian (spirit), Gentiana acaulis, Gentiana alba, Gentiana andrewsii, Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana austromontana, Gentiana autumnalis, Gentiana bavarica, Gentiana calycosa, Gentiana catesbaei, Gentiana clausa, Gentiana clusii, Gentiana cruciata, Gentiana decora, Gentiana frigida, Gentiana glauca, Gentiana linearis, Gentiana lutea, Gentiana macrophylla, Gentiana newberryi, Gentiana nivalis, Gentiana olivieri, Gentiana pannonica, Gentiana paradoxa, Gentiana parryi, Gentiana plurisetosa, Gentiana pneumonanthe, Gentiana prostrata, Gentiana puberulenta, Gentiana punctata, Gentiana purpurea, Gentiana saponaria, Gentiana scabra, Gentiana sceptrum, ..., Gentiana sedifolia, Gentiana septemfida, Gentiana setigera, Gentiana sino-ornata, Gentiana triflora, Gentiana verna, Gentiana villosa, Gentianaceae, Gentianopsis crinita, Gentius, Genus, Gynoecium, Helminths, Herbal tonic, Herbalism, Humus, Hypertension, Illyrians, Indigestion, Korea Forest Service, Korea National Arboretum, Liqueur, Liquor, Malaria, Minamoto clan, Monophyly, Moxie, Ornithophily, Petal, Peychaud's Bitters, Placebo, Polymorphism (biology), Quinquina, Rock garden, Royal Horticultural Society, Sepal, Soft drink, Spasm, Species, Suze (drink), Temperate climate, Underberg. Expand index (42 more) »

Alpine climate

Alpine climate is the average weather (climate) for the regions above the tree line.

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Alps

The Alps (Alpes; Alpen; Alpi; Alps; Alpe) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe,The Caucasus Mountains are higher, and the Urals longer, but both lie partly in Asia.

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Andes

The Andes or Andean Mountains (Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world.

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Angostura bitters

Angostura bitters is a concentrated bitters, or botanically infused alcoholic mixture, made of water, 44.7% ethanol, gentian, herbs and spices, by House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Apéritif and digestif

Apéritifs and digestifs are drinks, typically alcoholic, that are normally served before (apéritif) or after (digestif) a meal.

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Aperol

Aperol is an Italian apéritif made of gentian, rhubarb, and cinchona, among other ingredients.

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Award of Garden Merit

The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

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Azure (color)

Azure is a variation of blue that is often described as the color of the sky on a clear day.

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Bitters

A bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter so that the end result is characterized by a bitter, sour, or bittersweet flavor.

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnéBlunt (2004), p. 171.

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Cosmopolitan distribution

In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats.

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Cultivar

The term cultivarCultivar has two denominations as explained in Formal definition.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms).

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Flowering plant

The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with 416 families, approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species.

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Genpei War

The (1180–1185) was a conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan.

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Gentian (spirit)

Gentian (also: Gentian spirit, Gentian schnapps, or Enzian liquor) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage originating in the Alpine region, produced using gentian root.

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Gentiana acaulis

Gentiana acaulis, the stemless gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and southern Europe, from Spain east to the Balkans, growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps, Cevennes and Pyrenees, at heights of.

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Gentiana alba

Gentiana alba (called plain, pale, white, cream, or yellow gentian) is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae, producing yellowish-white colored flowers from thick white taproots.

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Gentiana andrewsii

Gentiana andrewsii, the bottle gentian, closed gentian, or closed bottle gentian, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae.

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Gentiana asclepiadea

Gentiana asclepiadea, the willow gentian, is a species of flowering plant of the genus Gentiana in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and eastern Europe from primarily mountain (montane) woodland though it does occur in less wooded open pasture in some areas, perhaps persisting after woodland clearance.

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Gentiana austromontana

Gentiana austromontana, the Appalachian gentian, is a tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.

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Gentiana autumnalis

Gentiana autumnalis, the pine barren gentian, is a tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.

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Gentiana bavarica

Gentiana bavarica, the Bavarian gentian, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae.

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Gentiana calycosa

The herbaceous perennial plant Gentiana calycosa is a species of gentian known by the common names Rainier pleated gentian and mountain bog gentian.

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Gentiana catesbaei

Gentiana catesbaei, commonly called Elliot's gentian, American gentian, or bottle gentian, is a wildflower native the eastern North America.

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Gentiana clausa

Gentiana clausa, the bottle gentian, is a 1'-2' tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.

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Gentiana clusii

Gentiana clusii (sometimes called "Clusius' gentian") is a large-flowered, short-stemmed gentian, native to Europe.

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Gentiana cruciata

Gentiana cruciata, the star gentian or cross gentian, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.

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Gentiana decora

Gentiana decora, commonly called Appalachian gentian or showy gentian is a flowering plant in the gentian family.

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Gentiana frigida

Gentiana frigida is a small flowering plant of the genus Gentiana, native to the Carpathian Mountains and eastern Alps.

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Gentiana glauca

Gentiana glauca is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names pale gentian and glaucous gentian.

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Gentiana linearis

Gentiana linearis, the narrowleaf gentian, is a tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.

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Gentiana lutea

Gentiana lutea, the great yellow gentian, is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.

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Gentiana macrophylla

Gentiana macrophylla, the large leaf gentian, is called qin jiao in Chinese.

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Gentiana newberryi

Gentiana newberryi is a species of gentian known by the common names alpine gentian and Newberry's gentian.

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Gentiana nivalis

Gentiana nivalis, the snow gentian or Alpine gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana.

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Gentiana olivieri

Gentiana olivieri (Chinese: xie wan que qin jiao) is a plant species in the genus Gentiana found in Asia.

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Gentiana pannonica

Gentiana pannonica, the brown gentian or Hungarian gentian (Ostalpen-Enzian, Pannonischer Enzian, Ungarischer Enzian or Ungarn-Enzian), is a species of flowering plant of the genus Gentiana in the family of Gentianaceae.

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Gentiana paradoxa

Gentiana paradoxa is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, endemic to the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains in western Asia, near the Black Sea.

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Gentiana parryi

Gentiana parryi, or Parry's gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana.

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Gentiana plurisetosa

Gentiana plurisetosa is a rare species of gentian known by the common names Klamath gentian and bristly gentian.

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Gentiana pneumonanthe

Gentiana pneumonanthe, the marsh gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana.

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Gentiana prostrata

Gentiana prostrata is a rare species of gentian known by the common name pygmy gentian.

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Gentiana puberulenta

Gentiana puberulenta, the downy gentian, is a branchless perennial plant of the Gentianaceae family native to North America.

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Gentiana punctata

Gentiana punctata, the spotted gentian, is a least concern herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae.

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Gentiana purpurea

Gentiana purpurea, the purple gentian, is a plant species in the genus Gentiana.

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Gentiana saponaria

Gentiana saponaria, the soapwort gentian or harvestbells, is a tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.

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Gentiana scabra

Gentiana scabra, the Korean gentian, or Japanese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), found in much of the United States and Japan.

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Gentiana sceptrum

Gentiana sceptrum is a species of gentian known by the common names king's scepter gentian or king's gentian.

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Gentiana sedifolia

Gentiana sedifolia is a species of plant in the family Gentianaceae.

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Gentiana septemfida

Gentiana septemfida, the crested gentian or summer gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to the Caucasus and Turkey.

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Gentiana setigera

Gentiana setigera is a species of gentian known by the common name Mendocino gentian.

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Gentiana sino-ornata

Gentiana sino-ornata, the showy Chinese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to western China and Tibet.

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Gentiana triflora

Gentiana triflora (三花龙胆 san hua long dan in Chinese, called clustered gentian in English) is a tall, flowering perennial plant in the genus Gentiana native to higher-elevation (600–1000 m) meadows and forests of China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol), Mongolia, Eastern Russia, Korea and Japan.

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Gentiana verna

Gentiana verna, the spring gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana and one of its smallest members, normally only growing to a height of a few centimetres.

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Gentiana villosa

Gentiana villosa, the striped gentian or Sampson's snakeroot, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Gentiana.

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Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and about 1600 species.

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Gentianopsis crinita

Gentianopsis crinita (sometimes called "greater fringed gentian" or "blue gentian") is a biennial herbaceous species, native to eastern USA and eastern Canada.

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Gentius

Gentius (Γένθιος, "Génthios"; 181–168 BC) was a king of the Ardiaei, a powerful tribe in Illyria.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gynoecium

Gynoecium (from Ancient Greek γυνή, gyne, meaning woman, and οἶκος, oikos, meaning house) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds.

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Helminths

Helminths, also commonly known as parasitic worms, are large multicellular parasites, which can generally be seen with the naked eye when they are mature.

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Herbal tonic

In herbal medicine, an herbal tonic is used to help restore, tone and invigorate systems in the body or to promote general health and well-being.

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Herbalism

Herbalism (also herbal medicine or phytotherapy) is the study of botany and use of plants intended for medicinal purposes or for supplementing a diet.

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Humus

In soil science, humus (derived in 1790–1800 from the Latin humus for earth, ground) denominates the fraction of soil organic matter that is amorphous and without the "cellular cake structure characteristic of plants, micro-organisms or animals." Humus significantly affects the bulk density of soil and contributes to its retention of moisture and nutrients.

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Hypertension

Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Illyrians

The Illyrians (Ἰλλυριοί, Illyrioi; Illyrii or Illyri) were a group of Indo-European tribes in antiquity, who inhabited part of the western Balkans.

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Indigestion

Indigestion, also known as dyspepsia, is a condition of impaired digestion.

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Korea Forest Service

The Korea Forest Service is charged with maintaining South Korea's forest lands.

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Korea National Arboretum

Korea National Arboretum (국립수목원) is an arboretum located in Jikdong-ri, Soheul eup, Pocheon city of Gyeonggi Province of South Korea.

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Liqueur

A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit that has been flavored with either fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers or nuts, and is bottled with added sugars and other sweeteners (such as high-fructose corn syrup).

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Liquor

Liquor (also hard liquor, hard alcohol, or spirits) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruit, or vegetables that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type.

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Minamoto clan

was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility.

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Monophyly

In cladistics, a monophyletic group, or clade, is a group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

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Moxie

Moxie is a brand of carbonated beverage that was among the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States.

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Ornithophily

Ornithophily or bird pollination is the pollination of flowering plants by birds.

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Petal

Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers.

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Peychaud's Bitters

Peychaud's Bitters is a bitters distributed by the American Sazerac Company.

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Placebo

A placebo is a substance or treatment of no intended therapeutic value.

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Polymorphism (biology)

Polymorphism in biology and zoology is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms, also referred to as alternative phenotypes, in the population of a species.

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Quinquina

Quinquina, an aromatised wine, is a variety of apéritif wine.

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Rock garden

A rock garden, also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, is a small field or plot of ground designed to feature and emphasize a variety of rocks, stones, and boulders.

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Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.

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Sepal

A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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Soft drink

A soft drink (see terminology for other names) typically contains carbonated water (although some lemonades are not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring.

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Spasm

A spasm is a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ such as the heart.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Suze (drink)

Suze is a Swiss brand of bitters flavoured with the roots of the plant gentian, normally drunk as an apéritif.

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Temperate climate

In geography, the temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth.

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Underberg

Underberg is a digestif bitter produced at Rheinberg in Germany by Underberg AG, made from aromatic herbs from 43 countries, which undergo inspections and are based on a secret Underberg family recipe whose members are personally responsible for the production of the drink.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana

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