Autumn Gentian
Autumn Gentian, Eggardon Hill,
West Dorset
Open and unopened flowers
5 purple petals and fringe, 2 stigmas, 5 stamens
5 stamens
Creamy white to yellow centre of corolla
Corolla tube, lanceolate sepals
Plant with both 4- (top) and 5-petalled flowers
4-petalled flower, 4 stamens, 2 stigmas
Capsules
Opposite leaves
Close-up of sessile leaf