| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana straminea Maxim. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Péterbourg, sér. 3. 27: 502 (1882) |
| Native Range | c. & n. China to Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, broadly lanceolate to ovate, 6-20cm, at margins scabrous, acuminate, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, linear, cymes axillary and terminal, corolla infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | greenish white, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tretorhiza straminea (Maxim.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |