| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella erythrochrysea (Gilg) Fabris |
| Synonyms | Gentiana erythrochrysea Gilg |
| Gentiana lithophila Gilg | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3400-4100m |
| Description | leaves rather carnose, oblanceolate, acute, to 8cm long, tapered to long pseudopetiole, flowers 1-6 in cyme, corolla erect, 25-30mm long, tube yellow |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | reddish |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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