A plant that can be easily overlooked in pinyon-juniper areas in rocky soil is desert frasera (Frasera albomarginata), also called white-margined green gentian. It's a member of the Gentian Family (Gentianaceae).
Flowers are white with green specks. They are quite pretty, but generally only about 1/2 inch across.
This plant can be spotted early in the summer due to its leaves--green with white margins (hence the species name albomarginata "white margins"). These leaves wither as the plant ages.For more information about desert frasera, click here.
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