| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia alternifolia Royle |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 278 (1835) |
| Native Range | c. & w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4000m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, elliptic, acute, to 10cm long, flowers 1-5, pentamerous, ca. 25mm across, with blue anthers, in lax cluster |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| 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 summer |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |