Gentiana algida, July 30, 2023
Upper Lost Man, 12,000’, August 26, 2023
August 26
Common & scientific name
Arctic gentian, Gentiana algida
Family
Gentian, Gentianaceae
Location
Blue Lake area, 12,600’
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 or green 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, as well as in wet areas. See this jewel of a gentian and kiss summer on the tundra goodbye! (2023 seems to be a banner year for this lovely.)
August 26