Gentiana calycosa

The herbaceous perennial plant Gentiana calycosa is a species of gentian known by the common names Rainier pleated gentian and mountain bog gentian.[1][2]

Gentiana calycosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species:
G. calycosa
Binomial name
Gentiana calycosa

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.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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. It grows in wet meadows and around seeps.[4]

Cultivation

Like other gentians, G. calycosa is an attractive mountain wildflower good for use in alpine gardens, but it may be difficult to grow, preferring rocky soils that are moist.[5]

References
  1. Wyman, Donald (1986). Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-02-632070-2.
  2. Mathews, Daniel (2021-05-11). Cascadia Revealed: A Guide to the Plants, Animals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest Mountains. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-64326-113-3.
  3. "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for GENTIANA calycosa". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  4. Begley, Ph D. (2023-04-01). Plants of Northern California: A Field Guide to Plants West of the Sierra Nevada. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-6719-0.
  5. Penner, Lyndon (2016-03-21). Native Plants for the Short Season Yard: Best Picks for the Chinook and Canadian Prairie Zones. Brush Education. ISBN 978-1-55059-664-9.




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