Rainier pleated gentian facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rainier pleated gentian |
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Gentiana
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calycosa
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The herbaceous perennial plant Gentiana calycosa is a species of gentian known by the common names Rainier pleated gentian and mountain bog gentian.
Distribution
It is native to the mid-elevation mountains of the western United States and Canada from the Sierra Nevada of California to the Canadian Cascades.
Description
The flower of Gentiana calycosa is a funnel-shaped cup opening into a five-petaled face 3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 in) wide, in shades of deep blue to purple. The plant has hardy, thick green leaves on the thin red stems from which the flowers are borne.
Like other gentians, G. calycosa is an attractive mountain wildflower good for use in alpine gardens.
See also
In Spanish: Gentiana calycosa para niños
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