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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:
Polemoniaceae, Ranunculaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Violaceae

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

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Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)		 Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)
Aliciella pinnatifida Eriastrum sparsiflorum
   

 

Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)		 Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)		 Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)		 Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)
Gilia sinistra
Gilia ophthalmoides Gilia sinistra Ipomopsis longiflora Ipomopsis polyantha
Gilia Alva Day's Gilia   Pagosa Skyrocket

 

Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)		 Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)		 Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)		 Polemoniaceae 
(Phlox Family)
Polemonium confertum
Polemonium foliosissimum Polemonium pulcherrimum Polemonium confertum Polemonium viscosum
Jacob's Ladder Jacob's Ladder Sky Pilot Sky Pilot

 

Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup Family)		 Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup Family)		 Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup Family)
Aconitum columbianum Aquilegia coerulea Aquilegia coerulea 
variety daileyae
Monkshood Colorado Columbine,
the State Flower of Colorado		 Columbine

 

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Clematis columbiana  Clematis hirsutissima
Clematis Clematis

 

Ranunculaceae 
(Buttercup Family)		 Ranunculaceae 
(Buttercup Family)		 Ranunculaceae 
(Buttercup Family)		 Ranunculaceae 
(Buttercup Family)
Delphinium barbeyi Delphinium nuttallianum Delphinium scaposum Pulsatilla patens
Delphinium Larkspur Delphinium Pasque Flower

 

Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)
Besseya alpina
Besseya alpina   Collinsia parviflora  Orthocarpus purpureoalbus 
Kitten Tails Blue-Eyed Mary Owl-clover

 

Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)
Penstemon angustifolius
Penstemon angustifolius Penstemon breviculus Penstemon caespitosus
Penstemon Penstemon Penstemon

 

Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)
Penstemon hallii
Penstemon comarrhenus Penstemon hallii Penstemon harbourii
Penstemon Penstemon Penstemon

 

Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)
Penstemon lentus
Penstemon lentus Penstemon linarioides Penstemon 
strictus		 Penstemon 
whippleanus
Penstemon Penstemon Rocky Mountain
Penstemon		 Penstemon

 

Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)		 Scrophulariaceae 
(Snapdragon Family)
Veronica catenata
Veronica americana Veronica anagallis-aquatica Veronica nutans Veronica serpyllifolia
American Brooklime Veronica Veronica Thyme-leaf Speedwell

 

Violaceae 
(Violet Family)		 Violaceae 
(Violet Family)
Viola adunca Viola sororia 
(Viola nephrophylla)
Violet Violet


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