| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella foliosa (Kunth) Fabris |
| Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 182 (1960) |
| Native Range | Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4800m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, narrowly lanceolate, acute, 3-7cm long, stems densely leafy, flowers 3-10, 25-35mm long, in umbellate cyme |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple, lilac |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 androtricha Gilg Gentiana coarctata Willd. ex Schult. Gentiana diffusa var. major Benth. Gentiana foliosa Kunth Gentiana foliosa var. humilis Griseb. Gentiana foliosa var. laxa Griseb. Gentiana stellarioides Griseb. Gentianella spruceana Fabris Gentianella stellarioides (Griseb.) Fabris Gentianella stellarioides var. androtricha (Gilg) T.N.Ho |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |