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Gentiana urnula Harry Sm. sect. Isomeria 
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentiana urnula Harry Sm. sect. Isomeria
BibliographyKew Bull. 15: 51 (1961)
Native Rangesw. Qinghai to e. Tibet and e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude3900-6100m
Descriptionstem leaves imbricate, petiolate, flabellate, 7-17mm, margin cartilaginous, truncate and emarginate, flowers 1-3, blue variegate, urceolate, 2-3cm, lobes broadly ovate
Size4-6cm
Colorpale bluish purple
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGentiana amoena var. major Burkill
Gentiana amoena f. pallida C.Marquand
Gentianodes urnula (Harry Sm.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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