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Mountain Gentians 2018 Rare Fringed Gentians & Stiff Gentians |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2018) |
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Mountain Gentians 2018 Rare Fringed Gentians & Stiff Gentians |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2018) |
| I hadn't photographed this site since 2014, so I was due for another visit. Fringed Gentians (Gentianopsis crinita) are extremely rare in Georgia; only five populations are still found. They are incredibly beautiful. ~ Late September 2018 ~ |
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| Fringed Gentians (Gentianopsis crinita) |
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| With the partly cloudy skies, many flowers were not fully opened... |
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| But they were still beautiful! |
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| Edge of the habitat, along the tree line... |
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| Stiff Gentian (Gentianella quinquefolia) |
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| With over 200 images, my hardest task was selecting which ones to include... |
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| More Stiff Gentians (Gentianella quinquefolia) |
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| Crab Spider on Gentian bud... |
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| Stiff Gentians |
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| Yellow Garden Spider, aka Writing Spider (Argiope aurantia) and its zig-zag web. |
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| Gentians in habitat |
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