- Date
- 2006-08
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Barney’s Lake
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- plantsbiologyhorticultureconservationenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Vicky Rockwell’s August 2006 wildflower article documents the bottle or closed gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) near Barney’s Lake. It explains the flower’s bee pollination, protected status in Michigan, and the need for careful observation.
Sources
- Vicky Rockwell, "The Bottle Gentian," Beaver Beacon, August 2006.Describes a bottle gentian found near Barney's Lake, its closed purple flowers, bee pollination, tiny seeds, Michigan protection, and directions to observe it without harming the plant. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the wildflower article and photograph.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Vicky Rockwell documents Beaver Island's bottle gentian, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bottle-gentian-2006/, accessed [date], citing Vicky Rockwell, "The Bottle Gentian," Beaver Beacon, August 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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