Introduction
Beginning of July; In these small clearings of the path we have found the beautiful and well-known genciana vera. (foto). Yellow flower gentian. In fact, in all the fields that we will find it is possible to see them. |
They live in the Pyrenees, high mountain meadows (where we are) and subalpine, it is very appreciated by herbalists and used as a stomach tonic. It is evergreen, the leaves are opposite, wide and thick, with prominent nerves. In the spring it makes a floriferous stem right up to 80 cm where showy yellow flowers appear, with short pedicel and grouped in peaks. |
Images not available