Gentianella germanica
| Gentianella germanica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentianella |
| Species: | G. germanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gentianella germanica | |
Gentianella germanica - Dolomites
Gentianella germanica, known in the United Kingdom as the Chiltern gentian, is a flowering plant in the Gentianaceae (gentian family). It was chosen as the county flower of Buckinghamshire.[2] Within the UK, it is only native to the Chiltern Hills of southern England ,[3] although its distribution on the Continent is much wider, ranging from France to the Balkans .[1]
References
- 1 2 "Flora Europaea". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- ↑ Plantlife website County Flowers page Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ C. D. Preston, D. A. Pearman & T. D. Dines (eds.). New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-851067-5.
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