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Gentiana glauca Pallas

15 photos.
A small gentian of the high country known as the "pale gentian", "glaucus gentian", "inky gentian" or
"smooth alpine gentian"

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 29977


1.  Late June.  The relatively rare yellow color variation which gave rise to the name
of the species, "glauca" meaning "pale".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  Mid-May  Last years flower
stalks and early leaves.



3.  Mid-June.  Blue-flowered stems
in early bud stage.



4.  Early June.  Close-up of blue-flowered stems
in early bud stage.



5.  Early July.  Blossoms about to open.  Note
that not all blossoms are in the terminal
cluster.  Some are on short pedicels
arising from the leaf axils.



6.  Mid-June.  Stalks with blossoms in
full bloom.





7.  Early June.  Young yellow-flowered stems
in early bud stage.





8. Late June.  Yellow blossoms just
beginning to open.



9.  Late July.  Yellow blossoms in full
bloom.



10.  Late June.  stems with yellowish-green
blossoms.



11.  July 11, 2009.  The "inky gentian" in seed
Note that the capsules are blue.



12.  July 29, 2009.  The "pale gentian" in seed.



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13. May 22, 2011.  Stem just after sprouting.




14.  June 15, 2012.  A cluster of sprouting
stems.



15.  June 15, 2012.  A pair of flowering
stems.


Photos 1, 2, and 7-10 taken at
approximately 0.25 mile Pinnell
Mountain Trail.
65° 29.03' N, 145° 25.29' 2
Elev. 3700 ft.

Photos 3 and 6 taken on a ridge southeast
of Eagle Summit between Baker Gulch
and Miller Fork of Eagle Creek.
65°  28.143' N,  145°  21.125' W
Elev. 4050 ft.

Photos 4 and 12taken on Eagle Summit
at the Pinnell trailhead.
65° 29.085' N, 145° 24.987' W
Elev. 3650 ft.

Photo 5 taken along Mastodon Creek
opposite Baker Gulch.
65° 26.94' N, 145° 18.91' W
Elev. 2800 ft.

 

 

Photo 11 taken on the Central
side of Eagle Summit.
65°  30.08' N,   145°  22.84' W
Elev. 3700 ft

Photo 14 taken at 25.2 mile Pinnell
Mountain trail.
Latitude: N 65° 25' 8.3"
Longitude: W 145° 56' 59.0"
Altitude: 1222 m.

Photo 15 taken at 26.7 mile Pinnell
Mountain trail.
Latitude: N 65° 24' 23.3"
Longitude: W 145° 58' 49.2"
Altitude: 1078 m.