Elkweed
Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Griseb. - Gentian familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 8.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Green, Purple
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Elkweed: Endothenia hebesana
Native Range
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.