Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Gentianales (110)
Family: Gentianaceae (6)(family description)
Genus: Gentiana (3)
Epithet: decumbens L.f. (1)
decumbens => decumbent, prostrate with tips turned up