Gentiana punctata L.

A small plant. It grows 60 cm high and spreads 30 cm wide. There are a clump of leaves at the base. There is a stout taproot which develops an upright stem. The leaves at the base are 10 cm long and the leaves on the stem are smaller. The flowers occur in clusters at the tips of stems and in the axils of leaves. They are pale yellow with purple spots. They are 30 mm long.

Stony pastures, the grassy bottoms of mountain corries, screes and moraines, among rhododendrons and in conifer woods, on both limestone and igneous rocks.

The roots are sometimes used in the manufacture of gentian bitters.

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.