Large Gentian

Description:

These beautiful trumpet shaped blue flowers were plentiful in the meadows. They were probably the most common flower that I saw all week.

Habitat:

These were all over the forest but mostly in the meadows and along the creeks.

Notes:

According to Wikipedia, "Gentian root is used in the production of Gentian, a distilled beverage produced in the Alps. Some species are harvested for the manufacture of aperitif wines, liqueurs, tonics and flavouring, as in bitters. The soft drink "Moxie" contains "Gentian Root Extractives". The French liqueurs Salers, Aveze and Suze are made principally from yellow gentian. The Italian brewery Birra Del Borgo brews a beer, Genziana, with gentian as an adjunct. Australian Lemon and Lime Bitters produced by the Bundaberg brewing company lists "Gentian Root" as one of the ingredients in its "Bitters Brew". The Polish vodka Zoladkowa Gorzka is flavoured with gentian. Likewise it is an ingredient in the Italian liqueur Aperol. The popular aromatic Angostura bitters lists Gentian as fourth on its ingredients list."