POTD 9/18/25
WHITE GENTIAN - We look for Closed Bottle Gentian blooms this time of year - purple, balloon-shaped blossoms. We know where some are - and can usually find them each Fall. This year we ran across White Gentian, Gentiana alba, which is listed as rare, endangered or threatened in much of it's range. In traditional medicine texts, Gentiana's various preparations were effective treatment for several disorders - including animal poisoning, infected wounds and sprains of muscles. This is the first time we have seen White Gentian in our woods.
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Janie Western(non-registered)
Purple Gentian was commonly used on farm animals around here a century ago... I've never even heard of white !! So pretty!!
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