The genus name is a tribute to Gentius, an Illyrian king who may have been the discoverer of tonic properties in gentians.
Gentiana lutea, and by extension the Gentiana genus, was named after Gentius, as a tribute as it was thought that he had found out that the herbs had tonic properties.
The site supports the nationally rare Perfoliate Pennycress and other rare plantlife such as Curtis' Mouse-ear, Early Gentian, Field Fleawort and Burnt Orchid.
The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying around a Gentiana species.
Gentiana | Gentiana pneumonanthe | Gentiana parryi | Gentiana calycosa | Gentiana asclepiadea | Gentiana scabra | Gentiana cruciata | Gentiana alba |
Above the shrublands are alpine meadows which support a variety of herbaceous plants, including species of Alchemilla, Androsace, Anemone, Diapensia, Draba, Gentiana, Impatiens, Leontopodium, Meconopsis, Pedicularis, Potentilla, Primula, Rhododendron, Saussurea, Saxifraga, Sedum, and Viola.
Gentiana triflora (三花龙胆 san hua long dan in Chinese, called Clustered Gentian in English) is a tall, flowering perennial plant in the genus Gentiana native to higher-elevation (600-1000 m) meadows and forests of China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol), Mongolia, Eastern Russia, Korea and Japan.
There are various species of plants are named after him including Eremurus kaufmannii, Eremostachys kaufmanniana, Tulipa kaufmanniana, Gentiana kaufmanniana, and Statice kaufmanniana.
The alpine habitat above 4,000 metres consists of compact rosette and cushion herbs, such as Ranunculus, Potentilla, Gentiana, and Epilobium, grasses (Poa and Deschampsia), bryophytes, and lichens.