Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana atuntsiensis W.W.Sm. sect. Frigidae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 121 (1913) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2700-4800m |
Description | leaves oblong or oblanceolate, 3-8cm, stem leaves 3-4 pairs, flowers 5-10, sessile, in terminal raceme, infundibuliform, 23-35mm long, lobes ovate, denticulate |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
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 trichotoma var. brevicaulis C.Marquand |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |