Characteristics
Frasera caroliniensis Walter
columbo, green gentian
Rich dry-mesic to mesic forests, bluffs, and successional shrub lands. Primarily a species of dry-mesic forest understories on upper slopes and crests in at least somewhat calcareous soils. Rare and local in New York but often in large patches. Plants die after they flower and the amount of flowering varies dramatically from year to year.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
8
**
**
Native
Threatened-State
S2 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
**
Classification
Citation
Frasera caroliniensis Walter
**
**
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
Synonyms
Plant Photos
