| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Kuepferia caryophyllea (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre |
| Bibliography | Taxon 63: 350 (2014) |
| Native Range | sc. China to ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-4300m |
| Description | leaves crowded, lanceolate to ovate, 3-8mm, at margins scabrous, spinescent, flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, tubular to tubular-campanulate, 15-18mm long |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gentiana caryophyllea Harry Sm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |