[Elkweeds: The Genus Frasera in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Whitestem Elkweed

Frasera albicaulis var. nitida

Synonyms: Swertia albicaulis var. nitida, Swertia nitida

Whitestem Elkweed: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida (Synonyms: Swertia albicaulis var. nitida, Swertia nitida) - Whitestem Elkweed: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida (Synonyms: Swertia albicaulis var. nitida, Swertia nitida)

Whitestem elkweed (with flower buds) as seen along Rhyolite Ridge to the west of Pilot Rock, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument......May 26, 2021.
Paul Slichter