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Comastoma stellariifolium (Franch.) Holub  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesComastoma stellariifolium (Franch.) Holub 
BibliographyFolia Geobot. Phytotax. 3: 218 (1968)
Native Rangesc. China to e. Nepal and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2800-4100m
Descriptionbasal leaves weakly developed, elliptic to ovate, 25-45mm, flowers terminal, solitary, infundibuliform to crateriform, 6-10mm long, lobes narrowly oblong
Size8-20cm
Colorblue
Bloomautumn
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 stellariifolia Franch.
Gentianella stellariifolia (Franch.) Harry Sm.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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