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