| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana nubigena Edgew. sect. Frigidae |
| Synonyms | Gentiana przewalskii Maxim. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-5300m |
| Description | leaves narrowly elliptic to spathulate, 2-6cm, glabrous, stem leaves 1-3 pairs, elliptic-lanceolate, 1-3cm, flowers in cluster, corolla tubular-campanulate, blue variegate |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | dark blue, bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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