Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Frasera caroliniensis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Frasera caroliniensis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-03-001:
Swertia caroliniensis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
COMMON NAME:
American Columbo
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JK Marlow jkm170408_470
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_frasera_carolinensis
April
The leafy, robust stems may be over 3m tall, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
Wesley Burnett gwb070528_0640
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Calyx lobes lanceolate, 0.6-1.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Wesley Burnett gwb070528_0647
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Produces only basal rosettes for several years, then flowers and dies, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
JK Marlow jkm070528_027
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Basal rosette leaves oblanceolate, to 60cm long, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
JK Marlow jkm070528_038
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Pollinator at work
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_f_caroliniensis_14
May
Each 5/8" long petal has near its center a green gland fringed w long hairs, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Frasera caroliniensis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Frasera caroliniensis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-03-001:
Swertia caroliniensis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae