| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana angustifolia Vill. sect. Ciminalis |
| Bibliography | Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 526 (1787) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees, Jura, sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 900-2000m |
| Description | leaves soft, narrowly elliptic to spathulate, at base elongate, in the midst of stem widest, sepals short, basally connate, oblong-ovate to lanceolate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ciminalis angustifolia (Vill.) Holub Ericoila angustifolia (Vill.) M.Laínz Erythalia angustifolia (Vill.) D.Don Gentiana acaulis var. angustifolia (Vill.) Gaudin Gentiana acaulis ssp. angustifolia (Vill.) O.Bolós & Vigo Gentiana acaulis var. caulescens (Lam.) Gaudin Gentiana acaulis var. media Gren. & Godr. Gentiana caulescens Lam. Gentiana excisa ssp. angustifolia (Vill.) Rouy Gentiana sabauda Boiss. & Reut. ex Rchb. Pneumonanthe angustifolia (Vill.) F.W.Schmidt Thylacitis angustifolia (Vill.) Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |