| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana bavarica L. sect. Calathianae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 229 (1753) |
| Native Range | Alps to Apennines |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 1800-3600m |
| Description | leaves obovate, obtuse, all equally large, lower leaves crowded, but not in rosette, corolla lobes obovate, obtuse, sometimes crenate, half as long as tube |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calathiana bavarica (L.) Holub Ericalia bavarica (L.) S.F.Gray Ericoila bavarica (L.) Borkh. Gentiana bavarica var. rotundifolia W.D.J.Koch Gentiana serpyllifolia Lam. Gentianusa serpyllifolia (Lam.) Pohl Gonipia rotundifolia Raf. Hippion bavaricum F.W.Schmidt Ricoila bavarica (L.) Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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