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Taxonomic information
Common Name: Autumn Gentian
Latin Name: Gentianella amarella
Family: Gentianaceae
Description
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Gentians have medicinal uses, and have historically been used to treat digestive disorders. This biennial herb is generally rare in the Dales. If you are lucky enough to find one it is likely to be on limestone soils amongst short open calcareous grassland. It is a late flowering-species; the lilac flowers can be seen from August to October.
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