| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana gelida M.Bieb. sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 196 (1808) |
| Native Range | ne. & e. Turkey to Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-3000m |
| Description | only leafy stems, leaves at base scaly, upwards more larger, ovate to lanceolate, coriaceous, acute, flowers 4-8 in head, corolla clavate-tubular |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Dasystephana gelida (M.Bieb.) Soják Gentiana algida Steven Gentiana alpina Adam Gentiana araratica Adam ex Griseb. Pneumonanthe gelida (M.Bieb.) G.Don |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |