Gentiana affinis
Gentianaceae
Trapper's Gentian
Prostrate to spreading plant with few to many stems from central root. Stems hug ground, tips turned upward. Leaves oval to lance-shaped, 8–15 pair per stem, at least 3 times as long as they are broad. Flowers long and narrow or funnel-shaped tubes, single or in small clusters. Flowers dark blue with green markings on outside, green dots inside; lobes short, flaring and unequal, tips rounded to pointed, area between lobes divided into 2–5 thin segments about 1/2–3/4 the length of the lobes. Grows in moist or boggy soils in light woods, meadows, from sea level to high elevations.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: 4-5-petals,upright funnelform (Gentians)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 2–26 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, East-side Forest, Meadow, Subalpine
- Found In: Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Marsh Gentian
