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03A7F4EC-E114-4D29-BE22-2F12552EE6C7

67B0B12B-95A5-42CF-9D3D-E7B73153AE3F

DAE63C1D-1190-4EA3-8C0B-7BC17E0519E3Alternatively, could be Gentiana kuroo

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[Bottom photo may be a different species of Gentian – possibly Gentiana kuroo]

Common name: Gentian

Family: Gentianaceae

Information:

Photos:

Top photo: Thalle Valley, July 2016, sample taken from 4100 m for herbarium specimen #216 at Karakoram Int. U.;

Middle three photos: Deosai Plateau Ju 2016, mesic mid-slope area, at 4300 m, N Hewitt

Bottom: K Hewitt, location TBD.

Sources and additional resources:

Flora of Pakistan. Missouri Botanical Garden. Online at: http://www.tropicos.org/Project/Pakistan. Accessed 16 Jul 2021.

WFO (2021): Gentiana tianschanica Rupr. ex Kusn. Online at:
http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000698811. Accessed: 16 Jul 2021