| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia multicaulis D.Don |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 127 (1825) |
| Native Range | sw. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3600-5300m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to oblong-spathulate, 15-35mm, margins scabrous, obtuse, inflorescence racemose, flowers tetramerous, 15-22mm, lobes oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |