frasera
Frasera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae. It contains around 18 to 20 species, native to western North America, from British Columbia and Alaska south to the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. The genus is named in honor of the Scottish botanist John Fraser. Frasera species are herbaceous perennials forming a basal leaf rosette and sending up a tall flowering stalk.
Flowers are arranged in loose to dense panicles at the top of the stalk; they typically have
Habitat ranges from meadows and open slopes to montane forest edges, at elevations from about 1000 to
In horticulture, Frasera is not widely cultivated, though a few species are grown by native-plant enthusiasts