| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana dahurica Fisch. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 63 (1812) |
| Native Range | se. Siberia to China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 800-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, 5-15cm, margins scabrous, acuminate, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, linear, 2-5cm, flowers in cymes, corolla in throat yellow variegate, infundibuliform, 2-5cm |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | dark bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dasystephana dahurica (Fisch.) Zuev Gentiana biflora Regel ex Kusn. Gentiana gracilipes Turrill Gentiana kurroo var. brevidens Maxim. ex Kusn. Gentiana pseudodecumbens Harry Sm. Pneumonanthe dahurica (Fisch.) Zuev Tretorhiza biflora (Regel ex Kusn.) Soják Tretorhiza dahurica (Fisch.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (CTA Chita) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) 37 Mongolia |