| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella townsonii (Cheeseman) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
| Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 65 (1993) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stoloniferous, basal leaves in rosette, 1-4cm, coriaceous, elliptic to lanceolate, acute, stem leaves 3-7pairs, sessile, flowers 5-15, bracts verticillate, subulate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Chionogentias townsonii (Cheeseman) L.G.Adams Gentiana montana var. stolonifera Cheeseman Gentiana townsonii Cheeseman Gentianella montana var. stolonifera (Cheeseman) Glenny |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |