Frasera
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| Flower of Frasera albomarginata | |
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| Genus: | Frasera |
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| Frasera caroliniensis Walter | |
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Frasera is a genus in the gentian family, native to North America.
Historically, Frasera has sometimes been considered part of Swertia, but molecular analysis of a number of Frasera species has shown them to form a monophyletic clade separate from the rest of Swertia.[1]
List of species
- Frasera albicaulis
- Frasera albomarginata
- Frasera caroliniensis
- Frasera coloradensis
- Frasera fastigiata
- Frasera gypsicola
- Frasera montana
- Frasera neglecta
- Frasera paniculata
- Frasera parryi
- Frasera puberulenta
- Frasera speciosa
- Frasera tubulosa
- Frasera umpquaensis
References
- ^ a b Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2004-09-23). "Genus: Swertia". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ "Index Nominum Genericorum database". International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Smithsonian Institution. 1978. Retrieved 2011-12-11.