Gentianella campestris
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| Internal ID | UUID64401dc21dfc4985831465 |
| Scientific name | Gentianella campestris |
| Authority | (L.) Börner |
| First published in | Fl. Deut. Volk : 543 (1912) |
General Uses Top
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- Ornamental horticulture: Gentianella campestris is cultivated as a perennial alpine or rock‑garden plant and is offered by specialist nurseries under the common name “field gentian”. The species is prized for its compact habit, low rosette of basal leaves, and a profusion of bright violet‑blue flowers that open in early to mid‑summer. It thrives in well‑drained, low‑nutrient, calcareous soils and tolerates full sun to light shade, making it suitable for rock gardens, scree beds, alpine troughs, and naturalistic plantings in public parks and botanical gardens. Because the plant is a short‑lived perennial that readily sets seed, commercial growers often treat it as an annual or biennial, and it is marketed in small pots or as seed for sowing in wildflower mixtures. Propagation is typically by seed, which requires a cold stratification period, or by careful division of mature clumps. The horticultural trade supplies the plant primarily to enthusiasts of alpine flora and to restoration projects that aim to re‑establish native meadow communities in regions where the species naturally occurs.
Scientific and model‑organism use:
- Phylogenetic research: Gentianella campestris is regularly sampled in molecular phylogenetic studies of the Gentianaceae family, providing sequence data for nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast markers that help resolve inter‑generic and intra‑generic relationships within the group. The species’ DNA sequences have been deposited in GenBank and referenced in peer‑reviewed publications that investigate the evolutionary history of alpine gentians.
- Comparative genomics and transcriptome resources: The plant was included in the One Thousand Plants (1KP) transcriptome initiative, which generated publicly available RNA‑seq datasets (accessible via NCBI’s Sequence Read Archive) for thousands of species. These data enable comparative analyses of gene families associated with stress tolerance, flower development, and secondary metabolism across Gentianaceae.
- Ecological and phenological studies: Field observations of its pollination biology, seed dispersal, and timing of flowering contribute to broader research on alpine plant ecology, climate‑driven phenological shifts, and conservation planning for mountain ecosystems. The species’ specific habitat requirements make it a useful indicator for monitoring the health of calcareous alpine grasslands.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lexipyretum campestre | Dulac | Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 450 (1867) |
| Amarella quadrifida | Gilib. | Fl. Lit. Inch. i. 36. 1782 |
| Amarella vulgaris | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 20 (1837) |
| Cicendia campestris | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 26 (1837) |
| Eyrythalia campestris | Borkh. | Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(1): 28 (1796) |
| Eyrythalia obtusifolia | Bercht. & J.Presl | Prir. Rostlin 1: 18 (1824) |
| Gentiana albiflora | Schur | Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt iii. (1852) 88. |
| Gentiana amarella | All. | Fl. Pedem. 1: 97 1785 |
| Gentiana atrata | Charb. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60(Sess. Extraord.): ccxii. 1920 [1913 publ. 1920] |
| Gentiana campestris | L. | Sp. Pl. : 231 (1753) |
| Gentiana campestris var. hypericifolia | Murb. | Acta Horti Berg. 2(3): 10. 1892 |
| Gentiana campestris f. lutescens | (Sennen) O.Bolòs & Vigo | Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 14: 90. 1983 |
| Gentiana catalaunica | Sennen | Fl. Catal. : 119 (1917) |
| Gentiana hypericifolia | (Murb.) Wettst. | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 70: 312 (1900) |
| Gentiana obtusifolia | Willd. | Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 1: 1347 (1798) |
| Gentiana pascuorum | Bubani | Fl. Pyren. 1: 535 (1897) |
| Gentiana spathulata | Bartl. ex Rchb. | Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 1: 78 (1823) |
| Gentiana suecica | Murb. | Acta Horti Berg. 2(3): 10 (1892) |
| Gentiana vaillantii | F.W.Schmidt | Samml. Phys. Aufsätze Böhm. Naturgesch. 1: 191 (1791) |
| Gentianella campestris subsp. hypericifolia | (Kunth) M.Laínz | Bol. Inst. Estud. Adsturianos, Supl. Ci. 10: 203 1964 |
| Gentianella hypericifolia | (Murb.) Tutin ex N.M.Pritch. | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65: 260 (1972) |
| Gentianella tetrandra | Moench | Methodus : 482 (1794) |
| Gentianusa campestris | Pohl | Tent. Fl. Bohem. 1: 256 (1809) |
| Hippion campestre | F.W.Schmidt | Fl. Boëm. 2: 25 (1793 publ. 1794) |
| Hippion obtusifolium | F.W.Schmidt | Fl. Boëm. 2: 27 (1793 publ. 1794) |
| Gentiana campestris var. montana | Griseb. | Gen. Sp. Gent. 246 1839 |
| Gentiana campestris var. germanica | Froel. | Gentiana 94. 1796 |
| Gentianella campestris f. hypericifolia | (Murb.) B.Bock | Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest 42: 275 (2012) |
| Gentiana suecica var. hypericifolia | Murb. | Acta Horti Berg. 2(3): 10 (1892) |
| Gentianella campestris | (L.) Boerner |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | field gentian |
| Bulgarian | полска горчивка |
| Catalan | gentiane champêtre |
| Czech | hořeček ladní |
| Welsh | crwynllys y maes |
| Danish | bredbægret ensian |
| German | feld-kranzenzian |
| German | gentiane champêtre |
| German | feld-enzian |
| German | feldenzian |
| Esperanto | montar-kampa genciano |
| Estonian | põld-emajuureke |
| Finnish | ketokatkero |
| Faroese | Íslendskt loppugras |
| French | gentiane champêtre |
| French | gentiane des champs |
| Irish | lus an chrúbáin |
| Upper Sorbian | pólny hórkowc |
| Icelandic | maríuvöndur |
| Lithuanian | gentiane champêtre |
| Latvian | lauka drudzenīte |
| Norwegian Bokmål | bakkesøte |
| Dutch | veldgentiaan |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | bakkesøte |
| Polish | goryczuszka polna |
| Swedish | fältgentiana |
| Swedish | stålört |
| Swedish | gentiane champêtre |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Gentianella campestris subsp. baltica | (Murb.) Tutin ex N.M.Pritch. | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65: 260 (1972) |
| Gentianella campestris subsp. suecica | (Froel.) Tzvelev | Fl. Evropeískoí Chasti SSSR 3: 80 (1978) |
| Gentianella campestris subsp. campestris | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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Eastern Europe
- Baltic States
- North European Russia
- Northwest European Russia
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Middle Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
- Netherlands
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- Switzerland
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Northern Europe
- Denmark
- Finland
- Føroyar
- Great Britain
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Southwestern Europe
- France
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Eastern Europe
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000699114 |
| INPN | 99982 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77068283-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2821976 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 483307 |
| Observations.org | 2540 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 49940 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000459024 |
| IPNI | 77068283-1 |
| iNaturalist | 245736 |
| GBIF | 7270427 |
| Freebase | /m/0h51mgl |
| EPPO | GNLCA |
| EOL | 6854272 |
| Elurikkus | 4877 |
| USDA GRIN | 449864 |
| Wikipedia | Gentianella_campestris |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| (3S,4R,4aR)-4-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4a-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543437 | Click to see | 408.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| (3S,4R,4aR)-4-[(1S)-2-chloro-1-hydroxyethyl]-4a-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543435 | Click to see | 426.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| (3S,4R,4aR)-4a-hydroxy-4-[(2S)-oxiran-2-yl]-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543433 | Click to see C1COC(=O)C2=COC(C(C21O)C3CO3)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 390.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| (3S,4S,4aS)-4-[(2S)-oxiran-2-yl]-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543431 | Click to see | 374.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| 4-(1,2-Dihydroxyethyl)-4a-hydroxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543436 | Click to see | 408.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| 4-(2-Chloro-1-hydroxyethyl)-4a-hydroxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543434 | Click to see | 426.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| 4-(oxiran-2-yl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543430 | Click to see C1COC(=O)C2=COC(C(C21)C3CO3)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 374.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| 4a-Hydroxy-4-(oxiran-2-yl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one | 14543432 | Click to see | 390.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| Gentiopicroside | 88708 | Click to see | 356.32 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| Swertiamarin | 442435 | Click to see | 374.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80147-9 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones | |||||
| 1,3,5-Trihydroxy-8-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one | 5857493 | Click to see C1=CC(=C2C(=C1O)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 422.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19740570831 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2004-832632 |
| 1,5-Dihydroxy-3-methoxy-8-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one | 5858086 | Click to see | 436.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19740570831 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2004-832632 https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2011.592836 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP070690L |
| Bellidifolin | 5281623 | Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O | 274.22 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2011.592836 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2008-1074524 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19740570831 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP070690L |
| Demethylbellidifolin | 5281626 | Click to see | 260.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19740570831 |
| Mangiferin | 5281647 | Click to see C1=C2C(=CC(=C1O)O)OC3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 422.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89285-7 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19750580731 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94168-2 |
| Norswertianolin | 5281659 | Click to see C1=CC(=C2C(=C1O)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 422.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2004-832632 https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19740570831 |
| Swertianolin | 5281662 | Click to see | 436.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19740570831 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP070690L https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2004-832632 https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2011.592836 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-7-Methoxy-6-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Oxan-2-Yl)Chromen-4-One | 369636 | Click to see | 446.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(82)90006-0 |
| Isoscoparin | 442611 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 462.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(82)90006-0 |
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