Gentiana barbata Froelich, Gentiana 114. 1796; Gentianopsis barbata var. sinensis Ma.

Calyx slightly shorter to equaling corolla, 6-10 mm in diam., outer lobes linear-lanceolate, inner lobes ovate-lanceolate. Corolla pale blue to blue, basally pale yellow.

Beside streams, meadows, scrub, forests; 700-4400 m. Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan [Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia].