Species Details

Frasera albicaulis var. modocensis

Modoc green-gentian

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Classification

Scientific Name: Frasera albicaulis Griseb. var. modocensis (H. St. John) N. H. Holmgren
Common Name: Modoc green-gentian
Family:	Gentianaceae
Element Code:	PDGEN05018
USDA Plants Symbol:	FRALM
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3T4
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2B.3 on 2018-12-10
Add Date:	2018-12-10
Date Edited:	2021-06-03

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul
Elevation: 900 - 1750 meters 2955 - 5740 feet
General Habitat: Great Basin grassland Upper montane coniferous forest (sometimes)
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Openings

Notes

Notes: See The American Midland Naturalist 26(1): 18-19 (1941) for original description, and Intermountain Flora 4: 573 (1984) for revised nomenclature.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					21
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	21

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	11
Recent <=20 Years	10

Presence:
Presumed Extant	21
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ash Valley (4112016), Big Swamp (4112121), Boles Meadows East (4112067), Bullard Lake (4012078), Caldwell Butte (4112164), Callahan (4112237), Cassel (4012185), China Mtn. (4112245), Davis Creek (4112063), Dixie Peak (4012181), Fort Bidwell (4112072), Gazelle Mtn. (4112246), Hager Basin (4112077), Hollenbeck (4112143), Hotlum (4112243), Lake Annie (4112081), Lane Reservoir (4112017), Larkspur Hills (4112071), Lauer Reservoir (4112064), Likely (4112025), Madeline (4112014), McConaughy Gulch (4112247), McGinty Point (4112074), Penoyar (4112261), Perez (4112163), Poison Lake (4012162), Pothole Valley (4112078), Schonchin Butte (4112165), Scott Mountain (4112236), Sheepshead (4012077), South China Mtn. (4112235), Straylor Lake (4012171), Sugar Hill (4112073), Swains Hole (4012163), Tule Mountain (4112024), Whittemore Ridge (4112066), Willow Ranch (4112083)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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CRPR List Addition on 2018-12-10