[Gentians of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]
Explorer's Gentian, Mountain Bog Gentian, Rainier Pleated Gentian
Gentiana calycosa var. 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
Mountain bog gentian beginning to bloom in meadows on the north side of Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 11, 2013.
The photo above shows a light-blue mountain bog gentian as seen at the western edge of Bird Creek Meadows, Mt. Adams.........October 13, 2006. Note the numerous silver spots on the lobes of the corolla as well as into the interior of the flower.
Mountain bog gentian as seen at the western edge of Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams.........October 13, 2006. Note the numerous ovate-shaped leaves clustered at the base of the flower.
Paul Slichter