| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana alba Muhl. ex J.McNab sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh New Philos. J. 19: 61 (1835) |
| Native Range | se. Canada to nc. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 100-800m |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves ovate-lanceolate, at base cordate-amplexicaule, acuminate, flowers terminal, crowded, subsessile, calyx lobes ovate, acute, corolla clavate |
| Size | 30-95cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 flavida (A.Gray) Britton Gentiana alba f. andrewsii Farw. Gentiana flavida A.Gray Pneumonanthe flavida (A.Gray) Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, MIC Michigan, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina) |