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Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner

autumn gentian (Gentianaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadNegligible tendencyE
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Gentianella amarella grows in dunes and base-rich pastures.

Newborough (VC52: Anglesey); 2007-10-10

 autumn gentian / Gentianella amarella: _Gentianella amarella_ grows in dunes and base-rich pastures.

Gentianella amarella subsp. amarella is the common subspecies across most of Britain; it is replaced in Ireland by the larger-flowered G. amarella subsp. hibernica.

Newborough (VC52: Anglesey); 2007-10-10

 autumn gentian / Gentianella amarella: _Gentianella amarella_ subsp. _amarella_ is the common subspecies across most of Britain; it is replaced in Ireland by the larger-flowered _G. amarella_ subsp. _hibernica_.

Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis has paler flowers and grows at sites from northern England to Shetland and possibly in Iceland.

Sandwood (VC108: West Sutherland); 2018-08-22

 autumn gentian / Gentianella amarella: _Gentianella amarella_ subsp. _septentrionalis_ has paler flowers and grows at sites from northern England to Shetland and possibly in Iceland.

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