NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Frasera albomarginata

Desert Frasera

A member of the Gentianaceae, the Gentian Family

Habit of immature Frasera albomarginata, Grand Canyon National Park.

Habit of immature specimen, with flower buds.
Smaller individuals visible at immediate and upper right.
This was after a drier than usual winter, and these plants
were probably drought stressed.

Grand Canyon National Park: South Rim village area, along utility corridor
between Mather Campground and Trailer Village.

11 May 2002.

 

Habitat of Frasera albomarginata, Grand Canyon National Park.

Habitat, pen for scale, among fallen pinyon cones.

Same plants as in prior image.

11 May 2002.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 27 January 2005; last revised 11 April 2009.

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