Gentianaceae

Whitestem frasera

Frasera albicaulis Griseb.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Frasera

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Whitestem frasera (Frasera albicaulis) — Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Whitestem frasera

Synonyms

Frasera albicaulis subsp. albicaulis
Frasera nitida var. albicaulis (Griseb.) Card
Leucocraspedum albicaule (Griseb.) Rydb.
Swertia albicaulis (Griseb.) Douglas ex Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ellen Watrous, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.