| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana acaulis L. sect. Ciminalis |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 228 (1753) |
| Native Range | ne. Spain to Alps, c. Italy to Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-3200m |
| Description | leaves elliptic or lanceolate, grey-green, corolla inside green punctate, 4-7cm long, lobes acute, sepals narrowly lanceolate, at base constricted |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, 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 | Ciminalis acaulis (L.) Borkh. Ciminalis grandiflora Mayrh. Ciminalis longiflora Moench Ericoila acaulis (L.) Á. & D.Löve Gentiana acaulis f. alba S.Redžić Gentiana acaulis var. kochiana (Perr. & Songeon) Bolzon Gentiana acaulis var. latifolia Gren. & Godr. Gentiana acaulis var. minor (Négre) Kerguélen Gentiana acaulis var. vulgaris Neilr. Gentiana albescens Favre Gentiana excisa C.Presl Gentiana excisa var. albilfora Rion ex Favre Gentiana excisa var. rosea Favre Gentiana grandiflora Lam. Gentiana kochiana E.Perrier & Songeon Gentiana kochiana var. minor Négre Gentiana latifolia (Gren. & Godr.) Jakow. Gentiana vulgaris (Neilr.) Beck Gentianusa acaulis (L.) Pohl Hippion alpinum F.W.Schmidt Lexipyretum acaule (L.) Dulac Pneumonanthe acaulis (L.) F.W.Schimdt Pneumonanthe grandiflora Gray Thylacitis grandiflora Delarbr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |
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