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Frasera coloradensis
Also called Colorado Green Gentian
Frasera coloradensis is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name Colorado green gentian. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States, where it is limited to the southeastern corner of the state.
This plant occurs in Baca, Bent, Las Animas, and Prowers Counties in southeastern Colorado. Its well established range is a strip 97 kilometers (60 mi) long and 40 kilometers (25 mi) wide. It is mostly limited to the Greenhorn Limestone, a geological formation appearing as limestone outcrops. It may also occur on Graneros shale and Dakota sandstone. The habitat is shortgrass prairie. It may occur with Juniperus monosperma and Haplopappus engelmannii. It grows at elevations of 1200 to 1700 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Frasera coloradensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
