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Green Gentian
Frasera caroliniensis Walt.
Dicots
Links
Best Identification Reference
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.

Other References
Card, H.H. 1931. A Revision of the Genus Frasera. Annals of Missouri Botanical Garden, 18:245-282. A31CAR01PAUS
Fernald, M.L. 1950. Gray's manual of botany. 8th edition. D. Van Nostrand, New York. 1632 pp.
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
Holmgren, Noel. 1998. The Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist's Manual. Illustrations of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
Horn, Charles N. 1997. An ecological study of Frasera caroliniensis in South Carolina. Castanea 62 (3): 185-193.
Keys, Jr.,J.; Carpenter, C.; Hooks, S.; Koenig, F.; McNab, W.H.; Russell, W.;Smith, M.L. 1995. Ecological units of the eastern United States - first approximation (cd-rom), Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. GIS coverage in ARCINFO format, selected imagery, and map unit tables.
Mitchell, Richard S. and Gordon C. Tucker. 1997. Revised Checklist of New York State Plants. Contributions to a Flora of New York State. Checklist IV. Bulletin No. 490. New York State Museum. Albany, NY. 400 pp.
NatureServe. 2005. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, Virginia. USA
New York Natural Heritage Program. 2010. Biotics database. New York Natural Heritage Program. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Albany, NY.
Threadgil, P.F. and Baskin, J.M. 1978. Swertia caroliniensis or Frasera caroliniensis. Castanea 43:20-22. A78THR01PAUS
Threadgil, P.F., Baskin, J.M., and Baskin, C.C. 1981. The Ecological Life Cycle of Frasera caroliniensis, a Long-lived Monocarpic Perennial. The American Midland Naturalist 105:277-289. A81THE01PAUS
Threadgill, P. F., Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin. 1979. Geographical ecology of Frasera caroliniensis. Castanea 106(3): 185-188.
Voss, Edward G. 1996. Michigan Flora Part III. Dicots Concluded (Pyrolaceae - Compositae). Cranbrook Institute of Science Bulletin 61 and University of Michigan Herbarium. 622 pp.
Weldy, T. and D. Werier. 2010. New York flora atlas. [S.M. Landry, K.N. Campbell, and L.D. Mabe (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research http://www.fccdr.usf.edu/. University of South Florida http://www.usf.edu/
Weldy, Troy W. and David Werier. 2005. New York Flora Atlas. [S.M. Landry, K.N. Campbell, and L.D. Mabe (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. New York Flora Association, Albany,
Wood, C.E. Jr and Weaver, R.E. Jr. 1982. The Genera of Gentianaceae in Southwestern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 63:441-487. A82WOO01PAUS.

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