| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana olivieri Griseb. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Gen. Sp. Gent.: 278 (1838) |
| Native Range | c. Turkey to Xinjiang and nw. & n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-2300m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, 2-10cm, margins scabrous, acuminate to obtuse, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, linear, flowers 3-5 in terminal corymb, corolla obconical, 2-3cm, lobes oblong |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | 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 | Dasystephana olivieri (Griseb.) Zuev Gentiana olivieri var. aucheri Griseb. Gentiana regeliana Gand. Gentiana weschniakowii Regel Gentianoides olivieri (Griseb.) Omer & al. Tretorhiza olivieri (Griseb.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |