Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian

gentianopsis thermalis

The Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian is a stunning, deep-blue to purple wildflower native to the high-elevation wetlands, wet meadows, and thermal basin areas of the Rocky Mountains. Famous for being the official flower of Yellowstone National Park, this annual or biennial plant boasts showy, trumpet-shaped flowers with delicate, fringed petals. It blooms late in the season, typically from late July through September, offering a spectacular burst of color when many other subalpine wildflowers have already faded.

生息地: Found in wet subalpine meadows, seeps, and thermal areas of the Rocky Mountains, often in alkaline, mineral-rich soils.

外見

This plant typically grows 10 to 40 cm tall, featuring erect, square stems with opposite, lance-shaped leaves. Its most striking feature is the solitary, deep violet-blue flower sitting atop each stem. The flower corolla is trumpet-shaped, ending in four spreading lobes that are finely fringed along their outer margins. When the sun is shining, the petals open wide to display their rich coloration, but they twist tightly shut on cloudy days or during cold evenings to protect their reproductive organs.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Gentianales科Gentianaceae属Gentianopsis

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Historically, Native American tribes used infusions made from gentian roots for various medicinal purposes, including treating digestive ailments.

It is the official flower of Yellowstone National Park, designated in 1926 due to its abundance near the park's famous geysers.

The flowers exhibit solar tracking behavior, twisting open in bright sunlight and closing up tightly when clouds obscure the sun.

特殊能力

The flower petals twist and close tightly at night or during overcast weather to shield delicate pollen from rain and frost.

Adapted to survive in the warm, mineral-rich runoff soils of geothermal basins without sustaining heat or chemical damage.

The delicate fringes along the petal edges help visually guide native bumblebee pollinators directly to the nectar reserves.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 10-40 cm
寿命: 1-2 年

食性と食事

As a photosynthetic plant, it utilizes chlorophyll to synthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and sunlight, absorbing water and essential mineral nutrients through its root system.

主な食物

Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Mineral Nutrients

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Two-form Bumblebee

Bombus bifarius

Pollinated by bumblebees seeking nectar, which triggers the release of pollen.

eaten by

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Occasionally grazed upon by large native herbivores moving through wet meadows.

特徴

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別名

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コレクション

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentianを見分けるには？

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentianを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentianの長さは何ですか？

10-40 cm

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentianの寿命は何ですか？

1-2 年

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentianは何を食べますか？

As a photosynthetic plant, it utilizes chlorophyll to synthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and sunlight, absorbing water and essential mineral nutrients through its root system.

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentianは通常どこに生息していますか？

Found in wet subalpine meadows, seeps, and thermal areas of the Rocky Mountains, often in alkaline, mineral-rich soils.