Calflora Taxon Report
Swertia radiata  (Kellogg) Kuntze

(not an active name)
Giant frasera, Monument plant
photo on CalPhotos
2006 lara hartley
photo on CalPhotos
2008 Vernon Smith
Swertia radiata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Frasera speciosa
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Swertia
Family: Gentianaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

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Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSFrasera speciosa
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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