Gentiana prostrata var. karelinii is a species in the Gentiana genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Gentianaceae tribe Gentianeae, subtribe Gentianinae, . This species is found in Altay, Assam, East Himalaya, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang.