| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana paradoxa Albov sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 230 (1895) |
| Native Range | w. Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | stems not branched, densely leafy, leaves in whorls of 4-5, sessile, linear, flowers terminal, large, 1-3, surrounded by upper leaves, narrowly infundibuliform, inside yellowish |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Dasystephana paradoxa (Albov) Soják Gentiana rhodocalyx Kolak. Gentiana vittae Kolak. Kudoa paradoxa (Albov) Masam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |
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