Difference between revisions of "Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii"
Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 60. 1959.
Common names: Cusick’s swertia
Endemic
Basionym: Frasera cusickii A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 310. 1887
Synonyms: F. caerulea Mulford Leucocraspedum coeruleum (Mulford) Rydberg Swertia albicaulis var. cusickii (A. Gray) J. S. Pringle S. nitida subsp. cusickii (A. Gray) Abrams
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 24 November 2024
Stems glabrous. Leaf blades glabrous or puberulent only near base and abaxially along midvein. Flowers: calyx glabrous; corolla greenish white or pale to medium blue, generally with dark blue to purple spots; corona scales ovate to elliptic, 2.5–3(–4.5) mm, margins entire or shallowly undulate-erose or toothed; rim of differentiated area on corolla surface fringed all around, fringes shorter near distal end.
Phenology: Flowering early summer.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes, open pine woods.
Elevation: 800–2200 m.
Discussion
Variety cusickii is endemic to the mountains of western Idaho and the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.