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Photo metadata:
Original identification: Gentiana calycosa
Current identification: Gentiana calycosa
Photographer: Ray Izumi
Date Photographed: August 24, 2009
Location: U.S.A., Washington, Pierce County: Spray Park, Mt. Rainier National Park.
Elevation: [not provided]
Coordinates: 46.9245° N, 121.8141° W
Phenology: Flowers
Comments: In Gentianaceae, the flowers are typically twisted in the bud (like this example). The calyx here may be described as lobed, or as connate about halfway from the base.
