Frasera speciosa

Frasera speciosa

Frasera speciosa

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, 2nd 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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