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Gentianella germanica
Gentianella
germanica
, common name
German
gentian
, also known in
the United Kingdom
as the
Chiltern
gentian
, is a
flowering plant
in the
Gentianaceae
. It was
chosen
as the
county flower
of
Buckinghamshire
. Within
the UK
, it is only
native
to the
Chiltern Hills
of
southern
England
, although its
distribution
in
continental Europe
is much wider,
ranging
from
France
to the
Balkans
.