Query: G.N.I.S.

Elevation: 6240ft, 1902m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Field Notes: 8 Oct 2017; 
• Autecology of Desert Elkweed Frasera albomarginata S. Watson (Syn: Swertia a.) Gentianaceae in the American Southwest: at Capitol Reef; 
• Utah Highway 24: at Capitol Reef Nat'l Pk; 
• Road 1668 "Burr Trail Road," Garfield County, Utah: near Capitol Reef national Park; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Morris, Thomas H., Vicky Wood Manning, and Scott M. Ritter. 2003. Geology of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. pp. 85-105 in Sprinkel, Douglas A., Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., and Paul B. Andersen, eds., 2003. Geology of Utah's Parks and Monuments, 2nd Edition. Utah Geological Association Publication 28. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Geological Association and Bryce Canyon Natural History Association, 2003.
• Post, Douglas M. 1956. Studies in the Gentianaceae: Frasera and Swertia of North America. Ph.D. dissertation. University of California, Berkeley. 1956..

Near Park Headquarters.	View of top side of Capitol Reef.	Switchbacks on the Burr Trail	Oyster Shell Reef on top of the Waterpocket Fold.	Frasera albomarginata habitat along the Burr Trail Road
Burr Trail Road entrance to Capitol Reef National Park	Capitol Reef with Boulder Mountain in the background	Canyon in Capitol Reef National Park along Utah Highway 24	Canyon in Capitol Reef National Park along Utah Highway 24	Cliffs at Panorama Point
Small mesa near Panorama point.	Small mesa near Panorama point.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Gentianaceae

Frasera albomarginata S. Watson. (Obs) CC:7

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M,
N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

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Date and time this article was prepared:3:14:48 PM, 8/1/2026.