| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana stipitata Edgew. sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 84 (1846) |
| Native Range | China to c. & w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 3200-4200m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, 1-2cm, stem leaves 7-12 pairs, oblong to elliptic, upwards larger, flowers solitary, terminal, blue variegate and stripped, 25-40mm, lobes mucronate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale bluish grey, white |
| Bloom | late summer |
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| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gentianodes stipitata (Edgew.) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |
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