| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana verna L. sect. Calathianae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 228 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. Ireland to Mountains of Europe, Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-3000m |
| Description | lower leaves sessile, short, oblong-lanceolate, acute, stem leaves 2-4, much smaller, calyx angular, lobes lanceolate, acute, corolla lobes ovate, obtuse, tube cylindrical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
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| 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 | Calathiana fenetii (Litard & Maire) Holub Calathiana magellensis (Ronniger) Holub Calathiana verna (L.) Holub Ericala verna (L.) S.F.Gray Ericoila verna (L.) Borkh. Gentiana acutiflora Schult. Gentiana arctica Grossh. Gentiana imbricata Froel. Gentiana magellensis (Vacc. ex Ronniger) Tammaro Gentiana sexfida Schult. Gentiana verna var. acutiflora DC. Gentiana verna var. alata Griseb. Gentiana verna ssp. arctica (Grossh.) V.G.Sergienko Gentiana verna var. brachyphylloides Pau Gentiana verna var. cantabrica Romo Gentiana verna var. davidovii Kožuharov & A.V.Petrova Gentiana verna ssp. fenetii Litard. & Maire Gentiana verna ssp. imbricata (Froel.) Arcang. Gentiana verna f. magellensis Ronniger Gentiana verna var. willkommiana P.Monts. & L.Villar Gentiana verna ssp. willkommiana (P.Monts. & L.Villar) Rivas Mart. Gentianusa verna (L.) Pohl Hippion elongatum F.W.Schmidt Hippion vernum F.W.Schmidt Lexipyretum vernum Dulac Ricoila verna (L.) Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |
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