| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella cerastioides (Kunth) Fabris |
| Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 176 (1960) |
| Native Range | s. Colombia to Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3100-4500m |
| Description | leaves rather carnose, oblong-spathulate to linear, obtuse, 5-15mm long, dense, flowers usually solitary, broadly infundibuliform to crateriform, with short tube |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale bluish violet |
| Bloom | autumn |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Gentiana cerastioides Kunth Gentiana cerastioides var. chimborazensis Griseb. Gentiana cerastioides var. emarginata Gilg Gentiana cerastioides var. humilis Griseb. Gentiana cerastioides var. minor Gilg Gentiana cistiflora Willd. ex Schult. Gentiana rupicola Benth. Gentiana rupicola f. gracilis Benth. Gentiana rupicola f. grandiflora Benth. Gentiana rupicola var. vegetior Benth. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |