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Flora - Yellow gentian - miniature sheet

Date of issue: 31.03.2023
Author: Flomaster d.o.o.
Motive: Flora - Yellow gentian - miniature sheet
Printed by: Agencija za komercijalnu djelatnost d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia
Printing Process and Layout: 4-colour offset in miniature sheet of 1 stamp
Paper: Tullis Russell Chancellor Litho PVA RMS GUM, 102 g/m2
Size: Stamp 29.82 x 42.60 mm; miniature sheet 70 x 60 mm
Perforation: Harrow 14 : 14
Illustration:
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SKU: 908052
€1.67

Flora – Gentians of Slovenia

 

Yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea symphyandra)

 

This tall perennial with yellow flowers differs from our usual idea of gentians, which we always imagine to have blue flowers. Blue flowers even appear on the labels of bottles of gentian schnapps, despite the fact that it is actually the root of the yellow gentian that is used to make this spirit, known for its bitter flavour and used in folk medicine to treat stomach problems.

As a consequence of its roots being dug up to make schnapps, the yellow gentian became endangered and was later placed on the protected list. Its axillary inflorescences contain numerous yellow flowers with prominent petals that are typically dark-spotted and have well-developed anthers. This last characteristic is what distinguishes the yellow gentian from other similar species of yellow-flowered gentians.

 

 

Mitja Kaligarič

 

 

 

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