| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana nubigena Edgew. sect. Frigidae |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 85 (1846) |
| Native Range | nc. China to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Gentiana algida var. nubigena (Edgew.) Kusn. Gentiana algida var. przewalskii (Maxim.) Kusn. Gentianodes algida var. nubigena (Edgew.) Omer & al. Gentiana przewalskii Maxim. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |