Calflora: Swertia umpquaensis

Swertia umpquaensis (Peck and Appelg.) St. John

Umpqua green gentian

Swertia umpquaensis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California.

It was included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list [2.2] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). 7th Edition / 8th Edition

Elevation:	between 5102 and 6234 feet
Family:	GENTIANACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Swertia found in California.

Name Status:

PLANTS: accepted name:		Frasera fastigiata
TJM2: accepted name:		Frasera umpquaensis

NOTE: Swertia umpquaensis is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

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Distribution by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

Trinity: 9 / 7 CCH

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Swertia umpquaensis from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (FRFA)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
CNPS Inventory of rare and endangered plants
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database