| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana pyrenaica L. sect. Chondrophyllae |
| Bibliography | Mant. Pl. 1: 55 (1767) |
| Native Range | e. Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 700-2800m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate-linear, short, densely crowded, flowers at base greenish, tubular-infundibuliform, 2-3cm long, with 10 lobes, solitary |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ciminalis pyrenaica (L.) Zuev Diploma pyrenaica Raf. Ericalia pyrenaica (L.) G.Don Ericoila pyrenaica (L.) Borkh. Hippion pyrenaicum F.W.Schmidt Holubia pyrenaica (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Holubogentia pyrenaica (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lexipyretum pyrenaicum Dulac Varasia pyrenaica (L.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |