[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

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)

Mountain bog gentian beginning to bloom in meadows on the north side of Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 11, 2013.

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)

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.

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)

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