J20150724-0028—Gentiana calycosa—RPBG

Gentiana calycosa—explorers' gentian. "G. calycosa is a truly beautiful flower, rivaling the sky with its dark blue blossoms, which are to be found in the fall in many an alpine meadow, called by Mr. Muir 'gentian-meadows'." —Mary Elizabeth Parsons. "The Wild Flowers of California, Their Names, Haunts, and Habits" (1897). Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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