| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana venusta (G.Don) Wall. ex Griseb. sect. Isomeria |
| Bibliography | Gen. Sp. Gent.: 276 (1838) |
| Native Range | Tibet to ne. Pakistan and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 3000-5800m |
| Description | stoloniferous, leaves on sterile stems spathulate, on floral stems wider, to 10mm, flowers solitary, terminal, tubular, with orbiculate-oval lobes, 25mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, yellowish |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ericalia venusta Wall. ex G.Don Ericoila venusta G.Don Gentianodes venusta (G.Don) Omer & al. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |