Gentiana nivalis, the snow gentian or Alpine gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana. It grows to a height of 3–15 centimetres.

Gentiana nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Gentiana
Species:	G. nivalis
Binomial name
Gentiana nivalis L.

It is the county flower of Perthshire in the United Kingdom, and became a protected species in that country in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act.[1]

It is also one of the national flowers of Austria and Switzerland.

The Norwegian municipality Nord-Aurdal has G. nivalis in its coat of arms.

References

Further reading

• Xaver Finkenzeller: Alpenblumen, München 2003, ISBN 3-576-11482-3
• Manfred A. Fischer: Exkursionsflora von Österreich, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-8001-3461-6

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