[Wildflowers with 4 Petals in Mt. Adams Country]

The Gentian Family in Mt. Adams Country

Gentianaceae

Flower of Columbia Frasera, Whitestem Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Swertia albicaulis (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana)

Whitestem Frasera: Swertia albicaulis

Members of the Gentian Family with Floral Parts in 4s:

Columbia Frasera, Whitestem Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Swertia albicaulis (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana)

Desert Centaury, Tall Centaury, Western Centaury: Zeltnera exaltata (Synonym: Centaurium exaltatum) - Corolla lobes number 4 or 5.

Members of the Gentian Family with Floral Parts in 5s:

Common Centaury, European Centaury: Centaurium erythraea

Explorer's Gentian, Mountain Bog Gentian, Rainier Pleated Gentian: Gentiana calycosa (Synonyms: Gentiana calycosa ssp. calycosa, Gentiana calycosa ssp. obtusiloba, Gentiana calycosa ssp. xantha, Gentiana calycosa var. calycosa, Gentiana calycosa var. obtusiloba, Gentiana calycosa var. xantha, Pneumonanthe calycosa)


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