| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana praticola Franch. sect. Chondrophyllae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 489 (1896) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Assam |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-3200m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, 15-25mm, densely ciliate, stem leaves ovate, 5-13mm, flowers crowded in axils od upper leaves, broadly tubular, 7-15mm long, lobes ovate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | 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 spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam) |