| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana apiata N.E.Br. sect. Frigidae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 187 (1914) |
| Native Range | nc. China (s. Shaanxi) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1900-3400m |
| Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, 2-8cm, uninerved, stem leaves 2-4 pairs, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, 2-4cm, flowers in terminal cluster, corolla blue variegate, infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | 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 summer |
| Synonyms | Gentiana tsinlingensis H.Limpr. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |