Gentianaceae FAMILY

Frasera speciosa

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Frasera speciosa is a monocarpic, perennial plant, remaining as a basal rosette for several years before sending up a flowering stem;around 50 - 200cm tall and then dying after setting seed[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, parasiticide and possibly as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern and central N. America - Washington, Montana and South Dakota, south to northern Mexico and Texas

HabitatDryish or dampish places[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ]. Rich soils in open pine woods, aspen groves, montane to subalpine meadows etc; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres[ 155 Title Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Publication Author Arnberger. L. P. Publisher Southwestern Monuments Ass. Year 1968 ISBN - Description A lovely little pocket guide to wild plants in the southern Rockies of America. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].