Gentiana nivalis, the snow gentian or Alpine gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana. It grows to a height of 3–15 centimetres. It is the county flower of Perthshire in the United Kingdom, and became a protected species in that country in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act. It is also one of the national flowers of Austria and Switzerland. The Norwegian municipality Nord-Aurdal has G. nivalis in its coat of arms. References Further reading Xaver Finkenzeller: Alpenblumen, München 2003, Manfred A. Fischer: Exkursionsflora von Österreich, Stuttgart 1994, nivalis Alpine flora Flora of Europe Flora of Italy Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of Greenland Flora of the Alps Flora of the Carpathians Flora of the Pyrenees