Gentiana thunbergii var. thunbergii ("Harurindo")

Japanese name: ハルリンドウ （春竜胆）
Scientific name: Gentiana thunbergii var. thunbergii

[Overview]
A biennial 5–15 cm tall, found in sunny, slightly moist hills and fields.
The stem branches from the base.
There are both basal leaves and stem leaves.
The basal leaves form a rosette and are ovate, 1–3 cm long.
The stem leaves are ovate-lanceolate, 0.5–1 cm long.
The flowers are solitary at the stem tip and bluish purple.
The corolla is star-shaped, 2–3 cm long, and 5-lobed.
The calyx is upright and does not curve back.
The fruit is a capsule.

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