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Blue and Purple Flowers

Click a thumbnail for large photographs and descriptive information.

Families shown on this page are:
Campanulaceae, Commelinaceae, Fabaceae, Gentianaceae

Click the following links for more blue flower photographs:
Apocynaceae - Asteraceae
Boraginaceae - Brassicaceae 
Hydrophyllaceae - Oxalidaceae 
 Plantaginaceae - Violaceae

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Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)

Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)

Commelinaceae
(Spiderwort Family)

Commelinaceae
(Spiderwort Family)
Commelina dianthifolia
Campanula
parryi		 Campanula
rotundifolia		 Commelina dianthifolia Tradescantia occidentalis
Parry's Harebell Harebells Dayflower Spiderwort

 

The names "Vetch", "Milk Vetch", and "Locoweed" are commonly used for any Astragalus.

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Astragalus agrestis
Astragalus calycosus
Astragalus ceramicus variety ceramicus
Astragalus agrestis Astragalus alpinus Astragalus calycosus Astragalus ceramicus
variety ceramicus
Field Milkvetch Alpine Milkvetch Torrey's Milkvetch Painted Milkvetch

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Astragalus deterior
Astragalus tenellus
Astragalus desperatus Astragalus deterior Astragalus humillimus Astragalus multiflorus
(Astragalus tenellus)
Rimrock Milkvetch Cliff Palace Milkvetch Mancos Milkvetch Multi-flowered Milkvetch

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Astragalus wingatanus
Astragalus naturitensis Astragalus nuttallianus Astragalus wingatanus
Naturita Milkvetch Nuttall's Milkvetch Wingate's Milkvetch

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Lupinus brevicaulis
Lupinus caespitosus
Lupinus argenteus Lupinus brevicaulis Lupinus caespitosus
Silvery Lupine Short-stem Lupine Matted Lupine

 

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

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

Medicago sativa
King's Lupine Chokecherry Lupine Dwarf Lupine

Alfalfa

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)

 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Oxytropis deflexa variety foliolosa
Oxytropis parryi
Pediomelum megalanthum
Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Oxytropis deflexa
variety foliolosa

Oxytropis deflexa
variety sericea

Oxytropis parryi

 Pediomelum megalanthum Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Alpine Nodding Locoweed Silky Nodding Locoweed Parry's Locoweed Large-flower Breadroot Slender-flower Breadroot

 

Fabaceae
(Pea Family)		 Fabaceae
(Pea Family)
Sophora nuttaliana
Sophora nuttalliana Sophora stenophylla
Nuttall's Sophora Silvery Sophora

 

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

 Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)		  
 

Gentiana affinis

Gentiana parryi

 Gentiana prostrata  

Bottle Gentian

Parry's Gentian

 Siberian Gentian  

 

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)

Gentianella amarella
(G. acuta and
G. heterosepala)

Gentianopsis barbellata

Gentianopsis thermalis

Swertia perennis

Little Gentian

Little Fringed Gentian

Fringed Gentian

Star Gentian

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