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Frasera paniculata
	Frasera paniculata close-up of flowers
	Frasera paniculata (note the paniculate inflorescence)
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Frasera
Species:	F. paniculata
Binomial name
	Frasera paniculata; Torr.
Synonyms
	Swertia bigelowii Kuntze; Frasera utahensis M.E.Jones; Leucocraspedum utahense (M.E.Jones) Rydb.; Swertia utahensis (M.E.Jones) H.St.John;

Frasera paniculata, commonly known as the tufted green gentian, tufted elkweed, or tufted frasera, is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family, Gentianaceae. It is a short-lived biennial or perennial herb native to the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. Its range includes Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, where it grows in dry shrublands and pinyon–juniper woodlands.^[2]^[1]

NatureServe classifies Frasera paniculata as G4, or apparently secure, globally.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Frasera paniculata". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
↑ "Frasera paniculata Torr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 July 2026.