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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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_frca2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm170408_466
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm170408_468
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm190413_7292
April Rabun County GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_frasera_carolinensis
April
The leafy, robust stems may be over 3m tall, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
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Wesley Burnett gwb070528_0639b
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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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.
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm070528_038
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Pollinator at work
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JK Marlow jkm070528_049
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm070528_053
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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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.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_f_caroliniensis_7
May
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
1476
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands over mafic or calcareous rocks, upper slopes of cove forests, floodplain forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & whorls of 3-9 (mostly 4)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish/Whitish
with brownish-purple dots
Radially symmetrical
4-lobed calyx
4-5 lobed rotate corolla
4 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gentians of the Eastern US p056
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p183
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p152
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p455
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p198
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p185
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p125