[Gentians: The Genus Gentiana in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Staff Gentian, King's Gentian, King's Sceptre Gentian

Gentiana sceptrum

Synonyms: Gentiana menziesii, Gentiana sceptrum var. cascadensis, Gentiana sceptrum var. humilis, Gentiana sceptrum var. sceptrum

Staff Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum - Staff Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum

Inflorescence of staff gentian as seen in meadows at Little Crater Lake, Mt. Hood National Forest.........August 9, 2006.

Seeds of Staff Gentian, King's Gentian, King's Sceptre Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum (Synonyms: Gentiana menziesii, Gentiana sceptrum var. cascadensis, Gentiana sceptrum var. humilis, Gentiana sceptrum var. sceptrum) - Staff Gentian, King's Gentian, King's Sceptre Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum (Synonyms: Gentiana menziesii, Gentiana sceptrum var. cascadensis, Gentiana sceptrum var. humilis, Gentiana sceptrum var. sceptrum)

Seed heads and seeds of staff gentian as seen inmoist meadows at Bonney Meadows, Mt. Hood National Forest..........September 20, 2018.

Staff Gentian, King's Gentian, King's Sceptre Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum (Synonyms: Gentiana menziesii, Gentiana sceptrum var. cascadensis, Gentiana sceptrum var. humilis, Gentiana sceptrum var. sceptrum) - Staff Gentian, King's Gentian, King's Sceptre Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum (Synonyms: Gentiana menziesii, Gentiana sceptrum var. cascadensis, Gentiana sceptrum var. humilis, Gentiana sceptrum var. sceptrum)

Pink-tinged staff gentians observed near Red Lake along the Red Lake Trail #719, Olallie Lake Scenic Area.......September 13, 2019.

Staff Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum

The inflorescence of a staff gentian as seen in meadows surrounding Little Crater Lake in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

Staff Gentian: Gentiana sceptrum

Staff gentians in meadows surrounding Little Crater Lake in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

Paul Slichter