Species Details

Frasera albomarginata var. albomarginata

desert green-gentian

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Classification

Scientific Name: Frasera albomarginata S. Watson var. albomarginata
Common Name: desert green-gentian
Family:	Gentianaceae
Element Code:	PDGEN05021
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Swertia albomarginata

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 4.3 to 2B.2 on 2013-12-10
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun(Jul-Sep)

Elevation:
1370 - 2315 meters
4495 - 7595 feet

General Habitats:

Pinyon and juniper woodland (gravelly, rocky)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Previously CRPR 4.3; rarer than originally thought. Known in CA mostly from the New York Mtns. Possibly threatened by grazing. See Botany of the King Exploration, p. 280 (1871) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	8 %
Foot traffic/trampling	1	7%
Grazing	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					13
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	13

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Columbia Mtn. (3511514), Dry Mountain (3611785), Ivanpah (3511533), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Mid Hills (3511524), Pinto Valley (3511523)

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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Presumed Extant

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