Frasera fastigiata

Frasera fastigiata (syn. Swertia fastigiata) is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name clustered green gentian.^[1] It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in meadows, grasslands, woodlands, and forest openings.^[2] It is a perennial herb that grows 5 ft (1.5 m) tall.^[3] The basal leaves have oval or spoon-shaped blades up to 30 centimeters long by 10 wide. Leaves higher on the stem may be smaller and narrower. Some of the leaves have white margins. The inflorescence is a dense panicle atop the stem, sometimes interrupted into a series of clusters of flowers. Each flower has a corolla of four pointed lobes each roughly a centimeter long. They are greenish, often tinged with yellow or blue. There are four stamens tipped with large anthers and a central ovary.

Frasera fastigiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Frasera
Species:	F. fastigiata
Binomial name
Frasera fastigiata (Pursh) A.Heller
Synonyms
Swertia fastigiata

The rare plant Frasera umpquaensis is often included in this species.