Frasera speciosa

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Gentianeae
Subtribus: Swertiinae
Genus: Frasera
Species: Frasera speciosa

Name

Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Griseb., 1837

Synonyms

Frasera angustifolia (Rydb.) Rydb., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 33: 149 (1906)
Frasera macrophylla Greene, Pittonia 4: 186 (1900)
Frasera scabra Rydb., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 33: 149 (1906)
Frasera speciosa var. angustifolia Rydb., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 31: 632 (1905)
Frasera speciosa var. stenosepala Rydb., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 31: 632 (1905)
Frasera stenosepala (Rydb.) Rydb., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 33: 149 (1906)
Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 430 (1891)
Swertia radiata var. macrophylla (Greene) H.St.John, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 26: 11 (1941)
Swertia radiata var. maderensis Henrickson, Sida, 17(1): 83 (1996)
Tesseranthium angustifolium (Rydb.) Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts. 666 (1917)
Tesseranthium macrophyllum (Greene) Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts. 666 (1917)
Tesseranthium radiatum Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. 2: 144 (1862)
Tesseranthium scabrum (Rydb.) Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts. 666 (1917)
Tesseranthium speciosum (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts. 666 (1917)
Tesseranthium stenosepalum Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts. 666 (1917)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western & Central USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Douglas, D. in W. J. Hooker, 1837. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2:66, t. 153.

Additional references

Allred, K. W. 2012. Flora Neomexicana. The vascular plants of New Mexico. Vol. 1: An annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants, with synonymy and bibliography. Ed. 2. 613 pp. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Frasera speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Frasera speciosa. Published online. Accessed: Jul 23 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Frasera speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jul 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Frasera speciosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Frasera speciosa. Accessed: 23 Jul 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Frasera speciosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: elkweed

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