Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Frasera montana Mulford |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 19: 119 (1894) |
Native Range | wc. & c. Idaho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1200-2000m |
Description | basal leaves narrowly lanceolate, ca. 15cm long, with white margins, upper leaves reduced, narrowly lanceolate, flowers in narrow, simple thyrsus |
Size | 25-60cm |
Color | pure white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Leucocraspedum montanum (Mulford) Rydb. Swertia montana (Mulford) H.St. John |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho) |