Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Species:
caeruleum
ID:
1064708

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Royle) Harry Sm. ex B.L.Burtt

Source:
tro

Year:
1965

Citation Micro:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 26: 275 (1965)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001064046

Common Names

  • Lomatogonium caeruleum
  • Caeruleum Lomatogonium
  • Blue Lomatogonium

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Description

Lomatogonium caeruleum (also called Blue Lomatogonium, among many other common names) is an herbaceous perennial plant that is native to the Himalayas and China. It has a rosette of basal leaves and produces small blue flowers in the summer. It grows in grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands.

Uses & Benefits

Lomatogonium caeruleum is used as an ornamental plant, as it produces attractive blue flowers. It is also used to treat fever, headache, and skin diseases.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Lomatogonium caeruleum has small, blue flowers with five petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have oval-shaped leaves.

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Where to Find Lomatogonium caeruleum

Lomatogonium caeruleum can be found in the mountains of China, Japan, and Korea.

Species in the Gentianaceae family

Adenolisianthus arboreus, Anthocleista amplexicaulis, Anthocleista djalonensis, Anthocleista grandiflora, Anthocleista inermis, Anthocleista laxiflora, Anthocleista liebrechtsiana, Anthocleista longifolia, Anthocleista madagascariensis, Anthocleista microphylla, Anthocleista nobilis, Anthocleista obanensis, Anthocleista procera, Anthocleista scandens, Anthocleista schweinfurthii, Anthocleista vogelii, Anthocleista potalioides, Aripuana cullmaniorum, Bartonia paniculata, Bartonia verna, Bartonia virginica, Bisgoeppertia robustior, Bisgoeppertia gracilis, Bisgoeppertia scandens, Blackstonia acuminata, Blackstonia grandiflora, Blackstonia imperfoliata, Blackstonia perfoliata, Calolisianthus amplissimus, Calolisianthus pedunculatus, Canscora alata, Canscora andrographioides, Canscora concanensis, Canscora diffusa, Canscora heteroclita, Canscora macrocalyx, Canscora pauciflora, Canscora perfoliata, Canscora roxburghii, Canscora schultesii, Canscora stricta, Canscora bidoupensis, Canscora bhatiana, Canscora shrirangiana, Canscora ciathula, Canscora tetraptera, Celiantha bella, Celiantha chimantensis, Celiantha imthurniana, Centaurium ameghinoi,

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