Swertia perennis (Star Gentian)
Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)
Montane, subalpine. Wetlands. Summer, fall.
Emanuel Sweert was a 16th century Dutch botanist. "Perennis" is Latin for "through the year, perennial". This plant was first collected in Bavaria in the mid-1700s and was named by Linnaeus in 1753.
