Fringed Gentian

This afternoon, several of us met to go and see a few Fringed Gentian flowers that had been found in Beaverdam Flats Park. Status of this plant: relatively uncommon. I had never seen this plant before, so I was very happy to get the chance to see and try and photograph it. It is a very small plant and flower and my camera did not want to focus on it. Not the sharpest of photos, but you can see the four petals with fringed margins. Sorry, Nancy! I wish you had been able to get your camera to focus. Next year for sure, right? Doug, thanks so much for taking the time to lead us down into the area where you had found a bunch of these attractive little flowers the other day. I owe this photo to you! By the way, Nancy and I saw a rare Double Harebell, down the main path just a little to the west of the parking lot. I managed to get a photo that is at least a little sharper than the ones I took at the other area they were found the other week.