| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana brachyphylla Vill. sect. Calathianae |
| Bibliography | Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné: 23 (1779) |
| Native Range | Alps, Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 1800-2800m |
| Description | leaves rounded, obovate, blue-green, coriaceous, flowers solitary, 15-25mm long, with narrow, oval lobes, calyx very narrow, not winged |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calathiana brachyphylla (Vill.) Holub Gentiana brachyphylla var. acaulis Gaudin Gentiana dimorphoclada Beauverd Gentiana verna var. brachyphylla (Vill.) Bolzon Gentiana verna ssp. brachyphylla (Vill.) Arcang. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus 34 Western Asia |
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