| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana subacaulis (Wahlenb.) P.M.Sl. sect. Calathianae |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Description | leaves in rosette, orbiculate to ovate, 1cm, entire, acute, stem leaves equally long, lanceolate, flowers solitary, 5-merous, calyx winged, corolla 2-3cm long |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calathiana bavarica ssp. subacaulis (Wahlenb.) Holub Ericoila imbricata (Schleich. ex DC.) Bercht. & J.Presl Gentiana bavarica var. imbricata (Schleich. ex DC.) Schleich. ex Griseb. Gentiana bavarica f. rotundifolia Bolzon Gentiana bavarica var. rotundifolia Hausm. Gentiana bavarica var. subacaulis (Wahlenb.) Schleich. Gentiana bavarica ssp. subacaulis (Wahlenb.) G.K.Müller Gentiana imbricata Schleich. ex DC. Gentiana prostrata Wahlenb. Gentiana prostrata var. subacaulis Wahlenb., Veg. Clim. Helv. Sept.: 48 (1813) Gentiana rotundifolia Hoppe ex Griseb. Xolemia rotundifolia (Hoppe ex Griseb.) Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |