[The Gentian Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera

Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana

Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana

Flower of Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana) - Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the flower of of whitestem frasera as seen along Forest Rd. 82 above SnowKing SnoPark on the south side of Mt. Adams.........July 1, 2005. The photo at right shows the inflorescence of whitestem frasera as seen atop Monte Cristo, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......June 18, 2021.

Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana) - Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana)

Whitestem frasera along the Cedar Creek Trail #457 on open slopes descening down towards Fifteenmile Creek about three and one-half miles east of Fifteenmile Campground, Mount Hood National Forest.....June 27, 2023.

Inflorescence of Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana) - Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana)

The photo at left shows the inflorescence of whitestem frasera as seen along Forest Rd. 82 above SnowKing SnoPark on the south side of Mt. Adams........July 1, 2005. The photo at right shows whitestem frasera along the Cedar Creek Trail #457 on open slopes descening down towards Fifteenmile Creek about three and one-half miles east of Fifteenmile Campground, Mount Hood National Forest.....July 9, 2022.

Stem leaves of Columbia Frasera, White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana (Synonyms: Frasera albicaulis ssp. columbiana, Swertia columbiana)

The photo above shows a young whitestem frasera with its narrow, white margined leaves and a cluster of flower buds at the tip of the stem as seen along Forest Rd. 82 above SnowKing SnoPark on the south side of Mt. Adams.........May 7, 2005.

Paul Slichter