| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana kirilowii Turcz. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Věstn. Estestv. Nauk Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir. 7(43-44): 1354 (1861) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to Central Asia and Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 8-16cm, margins glabrous or scabrous, acuminate, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, linear, cymes axillary and terminal, corolla infundibuliform, 2-3cm long |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | pale blue, yellow |
| 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 summer |
| Synonyms | Gentiana glomerata (Regel) Kusn. Gentiana olivieri var. glomerata Regel Gentiana regelii Kusn. Gentiana tianschanica Rupr. ex Kusn. Gentianodes tianschanica (Rupr. ex Kusn.) Omer & al. Tretorhiza tianschanica (Rupr. ex Kusn.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |