| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana catesbaei Walter sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Fl. Carol.: 109 (1788) |
| Native Range | e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | stems scabrous hirsute, leaves lanceolate, at base cordate, margins scabrous, flowers 1-3, terminal, sessile, calyx lobes lanceolate, corolla lobes broadly ovate, obtuse |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Cuttera catesbaei (Walter) Raf Dasystephana parvifolia (Chapm.) Small Gentiana catesbaei var. nummulariifolia Fernald Gentiana elliotii Chapm. Gentiana elliotii var. parvifolia Chapm. Gentiana parvifolia (Chapm.) Britton Pneumonanthe catesbaei (Walter) F.W.Schmidt Pneumonanthe parvifolia (Chapm.) Greene Xolemia catesbaei (Walter) Raf. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (NWJ New Jersey, PEN Pennsylvania) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, DEL Delaware, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia) |