by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc
Umpqua Frasera, Umpqua Green-Gentian – Frasera umpquaensis
Umpqua Frasera is a rare plant my niece and I found up on the Umpqua Divide back in 2016 while hunting huckleberries. These plants are only showy because of size of leaves and height flower stalks. So, you may notice them, but then your eyes move on to the showier flowers in the high montane meadows and forest.
The plants are monocarpic (flowering…
