| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana lutea L. sect. Lutea |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 227 (1753) |
| Native Range | European Mountains to w. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems thick, simple, leaves large, ovate, 5-7-nerved, the lower petiolate, upper leaves amplexicaule, flowers pedicellate, fasciculate, pseudoverticillate |
| Size | 15-100cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Asterias lutea (L.) Borkh. Asterias hybrida G.Don Coilantha biloba Bercht. & J.Presl Gentiana major Bubani Gentianusa lutea (L.) Pohl Lexipyretum luteum Dulac Swertia lutea (L.) Vest |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |