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Gentiana microdonta Franch. sect. Frigidae 
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentiana microdonta Franch. sect. Frigidae
BibliographyJ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 130 (1890)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2600-4200m
Descriptionleaves narrowly elliptic to oblong, 25-35mm, obtuse, 1-3-veined, stem leaves 3-4-pairs, oblong to oblanceolate, flowers in narrow panicle, corolla narrowly infundibuliform
Size25-35cm
Colordark blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGentiana trichotoma var. albescens C.Marquand
Gentianodes microdonta (Franch.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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