| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana decumbens L.f. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 174 (1782) |
| Native Range | e. European Russia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2700m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, linear-lanceolate, 4-16mm, margins scabrous, acuminate, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, linear to lanceolate, floral fascicles axillary and terminal |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| 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 | Ciminalis decumbens (L.f.) Bercht. & J.Presl Dasystephana adscendens (Pall.) Borkh. Dasystephana decumbens (L.f.) Zuev Dasystephana sangilenica Zuev Erythalia gebleri G.Don Gentiana adscendens Pall. Gentiana ascendens Poir. ex Steud. Gentiana decumbens var. gebleri (Ledeb. ex Bunge) Griseb. Gentiana gebleri Ledeb. ex Bunge Gentiana sangilenica (Zuev) Czerep. Pneumonanthe adscendens (Pall.) F.W.Schmidt Tretorhiza decumbens (L.f.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |