Frasera albicaulis Douglas ex Griseb.


Family	GENTIANACEAE
Genus species	Frasera albicaulis Douglas ex Griseb.
Habitat	sagebrush wilding
Altitude	800-2200m
Description	subglabrous, leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 6-15cm, upwards smaller, linear, inflorescence narrow, interrupted thyrsus, flowers deep blue variegate, lobes 6-8mm, acute
Size	10-40cm
Color	pale blue
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
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
Territory	Northern America Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	GENTIANACEAE Frasera albicaulis Douglas ex Griseb., Gen. Sp. Gent. 330 (1838) Synonyms: Frasera nitida albicaulis (Douglas ex Griseb.) Card Leucocraspedum albicaule (Douglas ex Griseb.) Rydb. Swertia albicaulis (Douglas ex Griseb.) Kuntze 800-2200m ============================================================================= albicaulis typica ined. Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis alba H.St.John Swertia albicaulis alba (H.St.John) H.St.John Swertia bethelii H.St.John Swertia californica H.St.John Swertia watsonii H.St.John British Columbia, w. USA 71 BRC 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS 76 CAL NEV albicaulis columbiana (H.St.John) C.L.Hitchc., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. [C.L. Hitchcock & al.] 4: 60 (1959) Basionym: Swertia columbiana H.St.John, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 26: 22 (1941) Synonyms: Swertia albicaulis columbiana (H.St.John) J.S.Pringle Frasera nitida albida Suksd. Swertia columbiana albida (Suksd.) H.St.John British Columbia, Oregon, Washington 71 BRC 73 ORE WAS albicaulis cusickii (A.Gray) C.L.Hitchc., ibid. Basionym: Frasera cusickii A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 310 (1887) Synonyms: Frasera nitida cusickii (A.Gray) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Swertia albicaulis cusickii (A.Gray) J.S.Pringl Swertia cusickii (A.Gray) H.St.John Swertia nitida cusickii (A.Gray) Abrams Frasera caerulea Mulford Leucocraspedum coeruleum (Mulford) Rydb. Swertia lassenica H.St.John nw. USA, California 73 IDA ORE WAS 76 CAL albicaulis idahoensis (H.St.John) C.L.Hitchc., ibid Basionym: Swertia idahoensis H.St.John, Amer. Midl. Naturalist. 26: 24 (1941) Synonyms: Swertia albicaulis idahoensis (H.St.John) J.S.Pringle Idaho, Oregon 73 IDA ORE albicaulis modocensis (H.St.John) N.H.Holmgren, Intermount. Fl. [A.Cronquist & al.] 4: 22 (1984) Basionym: Swertia modocensis H.St.John, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 26: 18 (1941) Synonyms: Swertia albicaulis modocensis (H.St.John) T.N.Ho Frasera pahutensis Reveal Swertia modocensis adglabra H.St.John Swertia pahutensis (Reveal) J.S.Pringle Swertia shastesnsis H.St.John Swertia sierrae H.St.John Oregon, California, Nevada 73 ORE 76 CAL NEV albicaulis nitida (Benth.) C.L.Hitchc., ibid. Basionym: Frasera nitida Benth., Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 322 (1849) Synonyms: Swertia albicaulis nitida (Benth.) Jeps. Swertia nitida (Benth.) Jeps. Swertia eastwoodiae H.St.John Oregon, Washington, California 73 ORE WAS 76 CAL