| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella cernua (Kunth) Fabris |
| Synonyms | Gentiana cernua Kunth |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4600m |
| Description | leaves carnose, oblong-lanceolate to linear, sessile, 1-2cm, flowers pendent, solitary, narrowly campanulate, ca. 3cm long, red striped |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | orange yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Ecuador) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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