| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella tristicha (Gilg) J.S.Pringle |
| Synonyms | Gentiana tristicha Gilg |
| Gentiana mesembrianthemoides Gilg | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves linear, acute, 5-8cm, rather carnose, stem leaves ovate to lanceolate, connate, 4-6cm, remote, flowers axillary, calyx tubular, corolla 25mm, lobes rounded |
| Size | 4-10cm |
| Color | white, lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| 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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