Belonging to the Enzian family this Purple gentian is rare, even in the areas where it grows, or so my book about flowers of the Alps tells me. Indeed, I don't see it on every journey to the Alps, but at the Caischavedra in Graubünden I saw quite a lot!
They are to be found between 1600 and 2500m, and flower from July till August.
This one was photographed on the meadow of my previous photo.
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