Frasera caroliniensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyGentianaceae
Family (Traditional)Gentianaceae
GenusFrasera
Species:Frasera caroliniensis Walter
Common NameAmerican Columbo
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: whorled; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Swertia carolinensis Swertia carolinensis (Walter) Kuntze

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Boone (KY), Bullitt (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Estill (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Meade (KY), Mercer (KY), Nicholas (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Russell (KY), Spencer (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Woodford (KY), Bedford (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Clay (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Jackson (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: VDB, MEM, KNK, UCHT, UTM, BEREA, TENN, MTSU, UOS, APSC, EKY, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1906 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100476058 Anderson Kentucky 22 Jun 1978 William S . Bryant
412
EKY
Frasera caroliniensis
31234100476041 Anderson Kentucky 15 May 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6738
EKY
Frasera caroliniensis
TENN-V-0176493 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Swertia carolinensis
TENN-V-0176494 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Swertia carolinensis
31973000013741 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Frasera caroliniensis
APSC0120741 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Frasera caroliniensis
TENN-V-0176495 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Swertia carolinensis
MTSU018215 Cannon Tennessee 13 May 1980 Landon E. McKinney
084
MTSU
Swertia carolinensis
31234100476066 Christian Kentucky 03 Jun 1980 Richard H. Hannan
3858
EKY
Frasera caroliniensis
BRIT118967 Clay Tennessee 15 May 2000 V. E. McNeilus
00-428
VDB
Frasera caroliniensis
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Plant Photos

Frasera caroliniensis - Ashley B. Morris
Frasera caroliniensis - Ashley B. Morris
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Dwayne Estes
Frasera caroliniensis - Milo Pyne
Frasera caroliniensis - Milo Pyne
Frasera caroliniensis - Milo Pyne
Frasera caroliniensis - Milo Pyne
Frasera caroliniensis - Milo Pyne
Frasera caroliniensis - Milo Pyne
Frasera caroliniensis - Tara Littlefield
Frasera caroliniensis - Tara Littlefield
Frasera caroliniensis - Tara Littlefield
Frasera caroliniensis - Tara Littlefield
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell
Frasera caroliniensis - Theo Witsell