Taxon Report

Frasera tubulosa Coville

Coville's green-gentian

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Frasera tubulosa Coville
Common Name:	Coville's green-gentian
Family:	Gentianaceae
Element Code:	PDGEN050E0
USDA Plants Symbol:	FRTU
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Aug	Jul-Aug
Elevation:	955-3290 (3135-10795)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Granitic, Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:	changed from CBR to 4.3 on 2017-07-19 Considered But Rejected on 2010-03-15

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alta Sierra (3511865), Bonita Meadows (3611813), Cannell Peak (3511873), Casa Vieja Meadows (3611823), Chagoopa Falls (3611844), Cinco (3511831), Cirque Peak (3611842), Claraville (3511843), Haiwee Pass (3611821), Hockett Peak (3611824), Kearsarge Peak (3611873), Kern Lake (3611834), Kern Peak (3611833), Lamont Peak (3511871), Monache Mountain (3611822), Olancha (3611831), Quinn Peak (3611835), Rockhouse Basin (3511882), Sirretta Peak (3511883), Templeton Mtn. (3611832), Tobias Peak (3511875), Walker Pass (3511861), White Dome (3511872)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Previously CBR; too common. More recently found to be of limited distribution. See Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7(2):71-72 (1892) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2017-07-19

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 1 January 2025].