Armenian Gentian ?

[Maggi Young]

I have received this question about an Armenian Gentian, plus this photo ( click to enlarge the image)



"Hello,

I am hobby botanist in Germany. Last Summer I spend two weeks in Armenia
and I have taken pictures of some plants in the mountain area
around lake Sevan. However, I did not find *any* book describing flowers
in this area (something like "Flowers in the Caucasus"). Can you help
me? I have attached a picture of a Gentiana whose species I do not know.

best regards

Dr.Christian Grosche
Hamburg Germany"


I hope we are able to help Christian identify this species and perhaps suggest a good flora of the area for future use.

[Lesley Cox]

I certainly can't help but I do like the gentian, very sturdy with a good arrangement and colour of both flowers and foliage. I hope it can be identified.

[Maggi Young]

I have found this reference to aflora which may be of some help... all we need now is to find the book!
Flora Kavkaza [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia], see Tamamshyan (1967)

Found the info here: http://gentian.rutgers.edu/flora.htm

[stellan]

I spend few days around Lake Sevan few weeks ago and found lots of Gentiana seeds. Maybe I have the seeds from the species and with plants I think someone can tell the species. Do you know which side of the lake the photo was taken? I have been around in al mountains around the lake...

/Stellan

[stellan]

Some Gentianas from North Georgia...

Few miles West of Kazbegi, 8 000 feet




50 miles East of Kazbegi 9 000 feet




/Stellan
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