| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana clusii E.P.Perrier & Songeon sect. Ciminalis |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Savoie 1853: 185 (1854) |
| Native Range | s. France to sw. Germany and Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3000m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, flowers large, tubular, 5-7cm long, inside indistinctly green punctate, solitary, sepals triangular |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | rich blue |
| Bloom | early spring |
| 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 summer |
| Synonyms | Ciminalis clusii (E.P.Perrier & Songeon) Holub Gentiana acaulis var. angustifolia Griseb. Gentiana acaulis ssp. clusii (E.P.Perrier & Songeon) Kusn. Gentiana acaulis var. firmula Neilr. Gentiana clusii ssp. pyrenaica Viv. Gentiana coriacea St.-Lag. Gentiana firma A.Kern. Thylacitis clusii (E.P.Perrier & Songeon) Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |