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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.

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

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.

External links

• Media related to Gentiana calycosa at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Gentiana calycosa at Wikispecies
• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Photo gallery

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Gentiana calycosa es una especie de planta herbácea perennifolia perteneciente a la familia de las gentianáceas, conocidas en inglés con el nombre común de "Rainier pleated gentian". Es originaria de las regiones montañosas de mediana altura del oeste de los Estados Unidos y Canadá desde Sierra Nevada de California a la Cordillera de las Cascadas.

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