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Comastoma cyananthiflorum (Franch.) Holub  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesComastoma cyananthiflorum (Franch.) Holub 
BibliographyFolia Geobot. Phytotax. 2: 120 (1967)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Qinghai
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-4900m
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, 15-28mm, spathulate to ovate, obtuse or acute, flowers terminal, solitary, crateriform, 14-25mm long, lobes oblong, 6-10mm long
Size5-15cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate summer
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
SynonymsComastoma maclarenii (Harry Sm.) Holub
Gentiana cyananthiflora Franch.
Gentianella cyananthiflora (Franch.) Harry Sm.
Gentianella maclarenii Harry Sm.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
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