Gentiana algida, August 6, 2020
Common & scientific name
Arctic gentian, Gentiana algida
Family
Gentian, Gentianaceae
Location
Lost Man Lake, 12,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
One of our loveliest and latest-blooming alpine flowers. Its delicate, whitish, almost see-through petals are decorated with purple lines and tiny spots. Its thick rosette of long, green leaves comes out a month or more before the flower. It can be found on dry alpine ground where only a few hearty flowers remain. See this jewel of a gentian and kiss summer on the tundra goodbye!