Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Frasera puberulenta Davidson |
Bibliography | Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 11: 77 (1912) |
Native Range | California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-3500m |
Description | grey strigose, leaves with white margins, spathulate to oblanceolate, upwards smaller, inflorescence paniculate, large, flowers purple variegate, lobes 7-11mm, obovate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale green, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Swertia puberulenta (Davidson) Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |