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White-stem Frasera - Frasera albicaulis
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S4
C-value:
5
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General Description
Stems erect, 10–40 cm from a branched caudex. Herbage glabrous to puberulent. Leaves: basal erect, linear-oblanceolate, 4–15 cm long; cauline shorter, linear. Inflorescence a compound raceme of several whorls, each subtended by opposite, linear bracts. Flowers white to light purple; sepals 4–6 mm long; corolla lobes ovate, 6–8 mm long, each with 1 gland at the base. Capsule ellipsoid, 10–15 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Montana plants are variety
albicaulis.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
BC, MT, south to CA, NV and ID (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 58
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Ecology
POLLINATORS The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap:
Bombus appositus,
Bombus bifarius,
Bombus centralis,
Bombus fervidus,
Bombus flavifrons,
Bombus frigidus,
Bombus nevadensis,
Bombus rufocinctus,
Bombus sylvicola,
Bombus occidentalis,
Bombus griseocollis,
Bombus insularis, and
Bombus suckleyi (Beattie et al. 1973, Thorp et al. 1983, Norment 1988, Colla and Dumesh 2010).
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
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Beattie, A.J., D.E. Breedlove, and P.R. Ehrlich. 1973. The ecology of the pollinators and predators of Frasera speciosa. Ecology 54: 81-91.- Colla, S.R. and S. Dumesh. 2010. The bumble bees of southern Ontario: notes on natural history and distribution. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 141:39-68.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Norment, C.J. 1988. The effects of nectar-thieving ants on the reproductive success of Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae). American Midland Naturalist 120(2): 331-336.
- Thorp, R.W., D.S. Horning, and L.L. Dunning. 1983. Bumble bees and cuckoo bumble bees of California (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey 23:1-79.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- South, P.R. 1957. Food habits and range use of the mule deer in the Scudder Creek area, Beaverhead County, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 34 p.
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