| Family | Gentianaceae |
| Tribe | Gentianeae |
| Subtribe | Gentianinae |
| Scientific name | Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach |
| Synonyms | Ericala thunbergii G. Don; Gentiana japonica Maximovicz, non Schultes; Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach forma gracilis Nakai; Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach forma grandis Nakai; Gentiana trinervis (Thunberg) Marquand |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) haru-rindou (ハルリンドウ, 春竜胆 [meaning: spring gentian]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin, Kril Islands), Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Mountane wet field |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Scapes electing 5-15cm tall. Leaves 1-3cm long, 7-22mm wide. Flowers calyx 10-15mm long, blue or purple corolla 25-35mm long, flowering in March to May. Winter annual plants. |
| Reference | Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach |
| April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |
| April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |