page_title: Chionogentias diemensis
section_title: Habitat and distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Chionogentias diemensis / Habitat and distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: Occurrence records (distribution) of C. diemensis subsp. diemensis from Atlas of Living Australia.
context_page_description: Chionogentias diemensis, is a flowering alpine herb of the Gentianaceae family endemic to Tasmania. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian mountain gentian. C. diemensis has been classified into two sub-species. The Tasmanian Snow-gentian and the Ben Lomond snow-gentian.
context_section_description: Chionogentias are endemic to Tasmania and are found widely in alpine and subalpine areas. They like damp grassland and heathlands, and you will sometimes see them growing out of cushion plants. They prefer moist soil, rich in organic matter that has a pH acidic to neutral.
  Chionogentias diemensis subsp. diemensis is found at Mount field, Cradle Mountain, Mount Eliza, Hartz Mountain range and Lake St Clair. It is considered quite common in these areas. Harsh exposed conditions seem to be correlated with stunted height and multi-stemmed growth. 
  Chionogentias diemensis subsp. plantaginea is found in the alpine areas of Mount Barrow, Ben Nevis and Ben Lomond area in North East Tasmania, and is thought to be locally common.
caption: Species occurrences (distribution) of C. diemensis subsp. plantainea, from Atlas of Living Australia.[10]
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