| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana austromontana J.S.Pringle & Sharp sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Rhodora 66: 402 (1964) |
| Native Range | ec. USA (Blue Ridge) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 600-2100m |
| Description | stems minutely pubescent, stem leaves shiny, dark green, ovate to lanceolate, flowers terminal, closed, calyx pubescent, lobes elliptic, appendages triangular |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | dark violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |