| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella herrerae (Reimers) Zarucchi |
| Synonyms | Gentiana herrerae Reimers |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves 10cm, broadly spathulate, rounded, carnose-coriaceous, stem leaves sessile, ovate, acute, flowers in leafy cymes, tube of corolla yellow, 1cm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 (Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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