| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella saxifragoides (Kunth) Fabris |
| Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 174 (1960) |
| Native Range | sc. Ecuador to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4000m |
| Description | stem leaves remote, opposite, narrowly lanceolate or linear, carnose, obtuse, 8-18mm, flowers 1-3, to 2cm long, calyx campanulate, lobes lanceolate, acute, corolla lobes obtuse |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Gentiana saxifragoides Kunth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |