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Frasera coloradensis (C.M.Rodgers) D.M.Post  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesFrasera coloradensis (C.M.Rodgers) D.M.Post 
BibliographyBot. Gaz. 120: 3 (1958)
Native RangeColorado
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1200-1700m
Descriptionleaves oblong-elliptic with white margins, thick, glabrous or minutely pubescent, stem leaves similar, flowers in lax, leafy panicle, petals 8-10mm long
Size10-20cm
Colorgreenish white
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSwertia coloradensis C.M.Rogers
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado)
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