| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella rapunculoides (Willd. ex Schult.) J.S.Pringle |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 48: 284 (1981) |
| Native Range | s. Colombia to Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-5000m |
| Description | lower leaves spathulate, obtuse, the upper lanceolate to ovate, obtuse, at base connate, flowers 3-10 in cyme, corolla pentamerous |
| Size | 6-12cm |
| Color | violet, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | biennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Gentiana brachysepala Gilg Gentiana caerulescens Gillies ex Wedd. Gentiana cardiophylla Gilg Gentiana diffusa Kunth Gentiana diffusa var. brachysepala (Gilg) Cuatrec. Gentiana diffusa var. mendozensis Griseb. Gentiana diffusa var. swertioides (Griseb.) Cuatrec. Gentiana hookeri Griseb. Gentiana jamesonii Griseb. Gentiana rapunculoides Willd. ex Schult. Gentiana sabbatioides Gilg Gentiana stricta Willd. ex Schult. Gentiana swertioides Griseb. Gentianella diffusa (Kunth) Fabris Gentianella hookeri (Griseb.) Fabris |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |