Mountain Gentian is a photograph by Vickie Emms which was uploaded on July 24th, 2015.
Mountain Gentian
Mountain Gentian is found scattered in meadows where it shines through grasses with its brilliant blue/purple flower. It is also common just above... more
by Vickie Emms
Title
Mountain Gentian
Artist
Vickie Emms
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Mountain Gentian is found scattered in meadows where it shines through grasses with its brilliant blue/purple flower. It is also common just above tree-line on the thin soils of alpine tundra. The five petals are separated by unusual, slightly toothed projections. Plants range from a few inches tall on alpine tundra to eighteen inches tall on richer soils in sub-alpine meadows. Flower petals may be rounded or pointed.
Sunshine opens the tightly closed flower wide and deep, giving it a second common name Bottle Gentian
Photographed by my husband on a hiking trail in Waterton National Park, Alberta, Canada. Canon EOS T3i
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July 24th, 2015