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Blue and Purple Flowers

The following thumbnail photographs are arranged alphabetically by
scientific family name, then by genus, and lastly by species name. 
Common names are attached to each thumbnail photograph.
Click on a thumbnail for enlarged photographs and descriptive information.

The scientific names of the families shown on this page are:
Campanulaceae, Commelinaceae, Fabaceae, Gentianaceae

Click the following links for more families with blue thumbnail photographs:
Apocynaceae - Asteraceae
Boraginaceae - Brassicaceae 
Hydrophyllaceae - Oxalidaceae 
 Polemoniaceae - Violaceae

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see "Keys to Photographs and Descriptions".

 

Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)

Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)

Commelinaceae
(Spiderwort Family)

Commelinaceae
(Spiderwort Family)
Commelina dianthifolia
Campanula
parryi		 Campanula
rotundifolia		 Commelina dianthifolia Tradescantia occidentalis
Harebell Harebell Dayflower Spiderwort

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Astragalus agrestis
Astragalus ceramicus variety ceramicus
Astragalus agrestis Astragalus alpinus Astragalus calycosus Astragalus ceramicus
variety ceramicus

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Astragalus tenellus
Astragalus desperatus Astragalus humillimus Astragalus multiflorus
(Astragalus tenellus)

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Astragalus wingatanus
Astragalus naturitensis Astragalus nuttallianus Astragalus wingatanus

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Lupinus brevicaulis
Lupinus ammophilus Lupinus
argenteus		 Lupinus brevicaulis Lupinus caudatus
Lupine Lupine Lupine Lupine

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Lupinus kingii
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lupinus kingii Lupinus polyphyllus Lupinus pusillus

Medicago sativa
Lupine Lupine Lupine

Alfalfa

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)

 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Oxytropis deflexa variety foliolosa
Oxytropis parryi

Oxytropis deflexa variety foliolosa

Oxytropis deflexa variety sericea

Oxytropis parryi

 Sophora stenophylla

 

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)
Gentiana prostrata

Gentiana affinis

Gentiana parryi
Siberian Gentian, Moss Gentian

Mountain Gentian

Mountain Gentian

 

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianella amarella
(G. acuta and
G. heterosepala)

Gentianopsis thermalis

Gentianopsis barbellata

Swertia perennis

Little Gentian

Fringed Gentian

Fringed Gentian

Star Gentian

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