Plants probably living for several seasons and flowering more than once; stems 5–15 cm high, unbranched or sparingly branched from the base; stem-base becoming moderately robust. Basal leaves ovate to oblanceolate, shortly petiolate, 1–2 cm long, c. 5 mm wide; stem leaves oblanceolate to lanceolate, the uppermost sessile, to c. 1 cm long, 3 mm wide. Terminal inflorescence rather sparse, (1–)3–5-flowered; pedicels (1–)2.5–3(–5) cm long, 0.8–1 mm diam. when fresh; calyx-lobes triangular, 4–5 mm long, acute, margins smooth; corolla white or tinged violet, with grey-violet veins, tube c. 3 mm long, lobes 10–12 mm long; anthers c. 2.5 mm long; ovary c. 8 mm long. Capsule c. 9 mm long. Flowers Jan.–Feb.
VAlp. Endemic on the Baw Baw Plateau in damp grassland and Sphagnum bogs.
Source:
Walsh, N.G. (1999). Gentianaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae, pp. 310–321. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
