Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Frasera parryi Torr. |
Bibliography | Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. [W.H.Emory] 2(1): 156 (1859) |
Native Range | Arizona to s. California and Baja California |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-2000m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, with white margins, 10-20cm long, flowers 2-3cm across, black punctate |
Size | 60-150cm |
Color | greenish white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, 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 | Swertia parryi (Torr.) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |