The pinks of early summer have transitioned to the yellows of mid summer and now the blues of September signal the coming burst of fall color. The gentian family, like this closed (bottle) gentian, has three members on Crex or Fish Lake. This one can only be opened by a strong insect like a bumble bee. On the other hand, the prairie gentian opens and closes depending on the cloud cover during the day. Like all prairie plants they have medicinal uses in the past. It is amazing what people have tried for various ailments. The roots of this were thought to aid digestion.
Dale
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