Frasera caroliniensis
Fl. Carol., 88. 1788.
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Herbs monocarpic, 10–25 dm, glabrous or stems and leaves puberulent. Stems 1. Leaf blades not white-margined; basal spatulate to elliptic or narrowly obovate, 20–45 × 3–10 cm, apex rounded to acute; cauline leaves whorled, blade oblong-lanceolate, 10–32 × 3–7 cm. Inflorescences elongate, open proximally, ± dense distally. Flowers: calyx 6–16(–25) mm; corolla pale yellowish green, purple-dotted and sometimes suffused with pale purple, 10–21 mm, lobes elliptic-oblong, apex short-acuminate; androecial corona of trichomes and deeply fringed scales to 3 mm; style slender, distinct; nectaries and foveae 1 per lobe, foveae round, opening directly adaxial to nectary, without a differentiated area on the corolla surface, rim ± evenly fringed all around. 2n = 78.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Deciduous, ± open woods, often ravines, calcareous soils.
Elevation: 100–700 m.
Distribution
Ont., Ala., Ark., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn.
Discussion
An old report of Frasera caroliniensis from Louisiana is plausible, but no documentation is known.
Selected References
None.