| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana chinensis Kusn. sect. Isomeria |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-4500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic to ovate-orbiculate, 6-15mm, ciliate, obtuse, 1-veined, flowers 1-5, tubular, 30-35mm long, lobes ovate or triangular, acute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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