Gentiana corymbifera

Gentiana corymbifera photographed at Hooker Valley, Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Gentiana corymbifera (syn Gentianella corymbifera) is an herbaceous plant forming a rosette of somewhat fleshy leaves, 2–6 × 0.4–0.8 in (5–15 × 1–2 cm). Clusters of white flowers form at the top of erect stems, which are up to 24 in (60 cm) high.

Gentiana corymbifera is found in the mountains of the South Island of New Zealand, where it grows in the drier tussock grasslands.

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