Bottom of the ninth

Gentiana parryi, July 21, 2021

Gentiana parryi, July 21, 2021

Common & scientific name
Bottle gentian, Gentiana parryi

Family
Gentian, Gentianaceae

Location
Linkins Lake Trail, 11,600’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This bright, blue-purple goblet puts out one to a half-dozen blooms per plant (alpine plants tend to have single blooms, lower growing), opening fully only in sunshine.  This is and its other purple gentian cousins are some of the last wildflowers to grace the Pass above treeline—enjoy!