Arctic Gentian
The arctic gentian, also known as the whitish gentian, is a very pale yellow to white perrenial found in high-altitude, wet alpine habitats in the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, the Yukon and parts of Eurasia. This one was found at about 12,ooo feet on the Continental Divide, just east of Aspen, Colorado.
- Copyright
- © 2014
- Image Size
- 4000x6000 / 9.4MB
- Keywords
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- Contained in galleries
- White Wildflowers, Gentianaceae (Gentians)