Gentiana bavarica, the Bavarian gentian, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae.
Description Gentiana bavarica can reach a height of . This plant forms a rosette of basal obovate to spathulate yellowish-green leaves, about 1 cm long. Flowers are deep blue, long, with broad spreading lobes. They bloom from July to August.
Distribution and habitat Gentiana bavarica is native to European Alps and prefers wet grasslands at elevation of above sea level.
Culture D. H. Lawrence titled one of his latest poems Bavarian Gentians. In it, he likens the flower to a "blue, forked torch" that he uses to light his descent into the underworld.
References
Biolib Alpine Plant Encyclopaedia Luirig.altervista