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Prairie Gentian Perfect Specimen
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Prairie Gentian Perfect Specimen

by David Schwaegler

Category: Flora & FungiAdded October 11, 2005312 views

Flowering Plants

Keywords: downy, downy gentian, gentian, gentiana, puberulenta, blue, prairie, illinois, il, rare, threatened, endangered, wildflower

This is one of the loveliest specimens I have seen with four of its pure blue flowers open and with no spent blossoms.

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Image Reference: 3771Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA