| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana calycosa Griseb. sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor. Amer. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 58 (1837) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3900m |
| Description | stem leaves 7-9 pairs, broadly lanceolate to ovate-orbiculate, cordate, connate, flowers solitary, terminal, tubular-infundibuliform, green variegate |
| Size | 5-45cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Dasystephana calycosa (Griseb.) Rydb. Dasystephana calycosa var. xantha (A.Nelson) A.Nelson Dasystephana monticola (Rydb.) Rydb. Dasystephana obtusiloba Rydb. Gentiana calycosa f. alpina Herder Gentiana calycosa var. asepala (Maguire) C.L.Hitchc. Gentiana calycosa ssp. asepala Maguire Gentiana calycosa var. monticola Rydb. Gentiana calycosa var. obtusiloba (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc. Gentiana calycosa var. stricta Griseb. Gentiana calycosa ssp. typica Maguire Gentiana calycosa var. xantha A.Nelsom Gentiana cusickii Gand. Gentiana gormanii Howell Gentiana idahoensis Gand. Gentiana myrsinites Gand. Gentiana obtusiloba (Rydb.) Hultén Gentiana saxicola English Pneumonanthe calycina (Griseb.) Greene Pneumonanthe calycosa (Griseb.) Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |