Gentiana matthewsii

Gentiana matthewsii photographed at Gertrude Valley, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

Gentiana matthewsii is an herbaceous plant, which forms open clusters of spoon-shaped basal leaves, 0.4–1.2 in (1–3 cm) long. The white flowers are in ones or twos on slender stalks.

Gentiana matthewsii is found in to the south of the South Island, New Zealand, in western Otago and south Westland, in wet subalpine to alpine areas.

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