Frasera
Genus of plants
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Frasera, the green gentians, is a genus in the gentian family, native to North America and named for John Fraser, a Scottish botanist and colleague of Thomas Walter.[3]
| Frasera | |
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| Flower of Frasera albomarginata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Tribe: | Gentianeae |
| Subtribe: | Swertiinae |
| Genus: | Frasera Walter |
| Type species | |
| Frasera caroliniensis | |
| Species | |
Taxonomy
Historically, Frasera has sometimes been considered part of Swertia, but molecular analysis of a number of Frasera species has shown them to form a monophyletic clade separate from the rest of Swertia.[1]
Species
- Frasera ackermaniae
- Frasera albicaulis
- Frasera albomarginata
- Frasera caroliniensis
- Frasera coloradensis
- Frasera fastigiata
- Frasera gypsicola
- Frasera montana
- Frasera neglecta
- Frasera puberulenta
- Frasera pahutensis
- Frasera paniculata
- Frasera parryi
- Frasera speciosa
- Frasera tubulosa
- Frasera umpquaensis
