Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Hook.

Elkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Frasera

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 1.5 m tall. It can grow for 2 or several years. The stem is stout and upright. The leaves on the stem are oblong to sword shaped and in rings. They have pointed tips. They can be 50 cm long. Flowers are produced in clusters along the stem. The plant dies after flowering.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.8
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dryish or dampish places. Rich soils in open pine woods, aspen groves etc, 1500-3000 metres.
More
It is a temperate plant. It grows between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

Uses medicinal oil
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Antidiarrheal (leaf), Analgesic (leaf), Psychological Aid (leaf), Unspecified (root), Antidiarrheal (root), Cold Remedy (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Venereal Aid (root), Pulmonary Aid (root), Throat Aid (root), Panacea (root), Tonic (root), Sedative (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Veterinary Aid (unspecified), Strengthener (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 4
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Frasera speciosa leaf picture by Amber LeBlanc (cc-by-sa)
Frasera speciosa leaf picture by Lawrence Chu (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Frasera speciosa flower picture by Kelli Hansen (cc-by-sa)
Frasera speciosa flower picture by Samuel McHenry (cc-by-sa)
Frasera speciosa flower picture by dasha dasha (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Frasera speciosa world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:367689-1
WFO ID wfo-0000692198
COL ID 6JMQ6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Frasera macrophylla Frasera venosa Frasera angustifolia Frasera scabra Frasera speciosa Frasera stenosepala Swertia radiata Tesseranthium macrophyllum Tessaranthium scabrum Tesseranthium stenosepalum Tesseranthium speciosum Tesseranthium angustifolium Tessaranthium radiatum Frasera speciosa var. angustifolia Frasera speciosa var. scabra Frasera speciosa var. stenosepala Frasera ampla Swertia radiata var. macrophylla