Swertia albomarginata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze

(not an active name)

White margined green gentian

2012 Aaron Schusteff

2005 James M. Andre

2008 Jason E. Willand

Swertia albomarginata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Frasera albomarginata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~57 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Swertia
Family:	Gentianaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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CNPS	Frasera albomarginata var. albomarginata
JEF + PLANTS	Frasera albomarginata

Information about Swertia albomarginata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (FRAL5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).