Gentianaceae
54 species
Herbaceous plants with bright flowers; some species used for bitter digestive tonics.
Anthocleista djalonensis
Edible: Leaves
Canscora diffusa
Edible: Leaves, Plant
Centaurium erythraea
Common centaurium, European centaury
Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Flowers - tea,Spice, Leaves - tea
Centaurium erythraea subsp. grandiflorum
Edible: Leaves
Centaurium maritimum
Edible: Leaves
Centaurium pulchellum
Edible: Leaves - spice
Chironia baccifera
Edible: Fruit
Crawfurdia angustata
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit
Deianira nervosa
Edible: Leaves - spice
Enicostema axillare
Indian whitehead
Edible: Leaves
Fagraea ceilanica
Edible: Fruit
Fagraea fragrans
Fragrant ironwood tree
Edible: Root
Frasera speciosa
Green gentian, Gentian root, Yellow gentian
Edible: Root, Caution
Gentiana acaulis
Trumpet gentian, Swiss gentian
Edible: Roots
Gentiana asclepiadea
Willow gentian
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
Gentiana burseri var. villarsii
Large-leafed gentian
Edible: Leaves
Gentiana campestris
Gentian
Edible: Plant, Leaves - fermentation
Gentiana cephalantha
Edible: Leaves - fermenatation
Gentiana cruciata
Cross gentian
Edible: Roots
Gentiana douglasiana
Swamp gentian
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Gentiana kurroo
Indian gentian, Himalayan gentian
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root, Caution, Flowers
Gentiana leucomelaena
Sakir
Edible: Leaves
Gentiana lutea
Bitterwort, Gentian, Yellow gentian
Edible: Rhizome - Spice, Roots
Gentiana macrophylla
Qin Jiao
Edible: Leaves
Gentiana ornata
Edible: Flowers
Gentiana pannonica
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
Gentiana punctata
Spotted gentian
Edible: Roots - flavouring
Gentiana purpurea
Purple gentian
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
Gentiana scabra
Japanese Gentian
Edible: Leaves ?
Gentiana scabra buergeri - (Miq.)Maxim.
Edible: Leaves
Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
Rindo
Edible: Leaves
Gentiana szechenyii
Edible: Leaves - fermentation
Gentiana thunbergii
Edible: Leaves
Gentiana tianschanica
Edible: Leaves
Gentiana verna
Edible: Leaves - tea
Gentianella campestris
Field gentian
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Halenia elata
Megacodon stylophorus - (C.B.Clarke.)H.Sm.
Edible: Leaves
Potalia amara
Edible: Fruit
Sabatia angularis - (L.)Pursh.
Bitter Bloom, Rosepink
Sabatia campestris
Prairie Rose Gentian, Texas star
Sabatia elliotii
Sebaea leiostyla
Edible: Leaves
Swertia angustifolia
Edible: Probably medicine
Swertia bimaculata
Chirata, Chireto, Double-spotted swertia
Edible: Root
Swertia chirata
Chiretta
Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Medicine
Swertia chirayita
Edible: Medicine, Flavouring
Swertia ciliata
Edible: Leaves - tea
Swertia fimbriata
Swertia iberica
Edible: Leaves
Swertia japonica
Edible: Leaves
Tripterospermum japonicum
Japanese climbing gentian
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Voyria rosea
Edible: Roots, Tubers
ZZ Tachiadenus longiflorus
Edible: Medicine