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Frasera albicaulis  Griseb.  var. modocensis  (H. St. John) N. H. Holmgren
Modoc frasera
Frasera albicaulis var. modocensis is a perennial herb that is native to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
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~62 records in California
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within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Parent: Frasera albicaulis
Genus: Frasera
Family: Gentianaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:
PLANTSFrasera pahutensis
JEFSwertia albicaulis var. albicaulis
PLANTSSwertia bethelii
PLANTSSwertia californica
PLANTSSwertia modocensis var. adglabra
Information about  Frasera albicaulis var. modocensis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (FRALM)

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[Wikipedia] Description: Frasera albicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name whitestem frasera. It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in open areas in mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a woody base surrounded by rosettes of leaves, its stem growing 10 to 70 centimeters tall. The leaves are green with white margins. The basal leaves are lance-shaped, up to 30 centimeters long, and borne on petioles. Leaves higher on the stem are smaller and narrower and are oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a dense panicle atop the stem, sometimes interrupted into a series of clusters of flowers. Each flower has a calyx of four pointed sepals and a corolla of four pointed lobes each one half to one centimeter long. The corolla is pale greenish white to light blue to purple, often dotted, streaked, or veined with darker blue. There are four stamens tipped with large anthers and a central ovary. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/10/2024).