Clump of Sierra alpine gentians by a high altitude lake, at the West side of Golden Lake (N of Mono Pass) in the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yosemite_National_Park" title="Category:Yosemite National Park">Yosemite National Park</a> area, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.  
<ul><li>Consulting the Jepson Flora (Berkeley) and CalPhotos, it appears that this should actually be identified as <i><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gentiana_newberryi" title="Category:Gentiana newberryi">Gentiana newberryi</a></i> var. <i>tiogana</i>, with common names Sierra alpine gentian or Tioga gentian.</li></ul>
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dcrjsr" title="User:Dcrjsr">Jane Richardson</a>
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