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Frasera speciosa

Common names: monument plant or green gentian, monument plant, green gentian

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Gentianales > Gentianaceae

Roles: study subject, habitat plant, host plant, pollen donor, managed species, habitat component

ITIS TSN: 502660

Synonyms: F. speciosa, Frsp, frasera_speciosa, Frasera, Fra spe

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 49 | Mentions: 67

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 79 entities)

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Publications (49)

student_paper

Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity

2025Role: text_match

article

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

2025Applications in Plant SciencesRole: host plant

student_paper

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

2025Role: text_match

student_paper

Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function

2024Role: text_match

article

Advanced monitoring of soil-vegetation co-dynamics reveals the successive controls of snowmelt on soil moisture and on plant seasonal dynamics in a mountainous watershed

2023Frontiers in Earth ScienceRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

2021Role: habitat plant

article

Lagged and dormant season climate better predict plant vital rates than climate during the growing season

2021Global Change BiologyRole: study subject

Documents (8)

environmental assessment

Appendix 2 List of Designated Colorado Natural Areas, List of Registered Colorado Natural Areas, List of Identified Colorado Natural Areas

technical report

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Co-occurring Species

Barbey's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae27 shared papers

Nuttall's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae26 shared papers

Lupinus prunophilus

Fabaceae26 shared papers

Lupinus caespitosus

Fabaceae26 shared papers

Larkspurs

Ranunculaceae26 shared papers

Potentilla gracilis

Rosaceae26 shared papers

Potentilla

Rosaceae24 shared papers

Potentilla hippiana

Rosaceae23 shared papers

Erigeron speciosus

Asteraceae23 shared papers

Potentilla pulcherrima

Rosaceae23 shared papers

student_paper

Variation of Pollen Mass Across Species, Habitat Types, and Time

2021Role: study subject

article

Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers

2020Frontiers in Plant Science. doi 10.3389/fpls.2020.590347Role: study subject

student_paper

Quantifying Nectar Trait Responses to Natural Variation in Water Availability in Subalpine Plant Communities

2020Role: study subject

student_paper

Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients

2019Role: study subject

article

Investigating Microtopographic and Soil Controls on a Mountainous Meadow Plant Community Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Surface Geophysical Data

2019Journal of Geophysical Research: BiogeosciencesRole: text_match

student_paper

Low to Mid Elevational Resurvey of Bumble bee Distributions in Response to Climate Change

2019Role: host plant

student_paper

Quantifying Nectar Resources in Bumble Bee Visited Plants

2019Role: study subject

other

Spectacle in the meadows

2019Gunnison County TimesRole: study subject

article

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

other

Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology spatially explicit

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

article

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic CO Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spatially Explicit

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

student_paper

Does it stay or does it go: exploring seasonal influences on nutrients across topography in a Colorado mountain watershed

2017Role: text_match

student_paper

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

2016Role: text_match

article

Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

2014Forest Ecology and ManagementRole: text_match

article

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

2014NaturwissenschaftenRole: text_match

article

Inferring climate from angiosperm leaf venation networks

2014New PhytologistRole: text_match

article

Patterns of selective caching behavior of a generalist herbivore, the American Pika (Ochotona princeps)

2013Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine ResearchRole: text_match

chapter

Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science

2013Role: text_match

thesis

The structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the face of climate change

2012Role: text_match

student_paper

Intraspecific variation of specific leaf area along an elevational gradient

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

Spatial distribution of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

2011Role: text_match

article

The effects of dataset length and mast seeding on the demography of Frasera speciosa, a long-lived monocarpic plant

2011EcosphereRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of elevation on the phenology and pollination ecology of Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

2010Role: study subject

student_paper

A test of species-area theory on a high disturbance area of the Gothic earthflow

2009Role: study subject

thesis

Reciprocal benefits in a plant-pollinator mutualism

2008Role: text_match

article

Predicting the effects of nectar robbing on plant reproduction: implications of pollen limitation and plant mating system

2007American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

thesis

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

2006Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Interspecific Pollen Transfer (IPT) in a Specialist and a Generalist Flower

2005Role: pollen donor

thesis

The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

2004TSpaceRole: text_match

article

Observations on plant choice by foraging yellow-bellied marmots

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: text_match

article

Subalpine meadow flowering phenology responses to climate change: integrating experimental and gradient methods

2003Ecological MonographsRole: text_match

student_paper

The foraging behavior of bees in response to the floral biology of Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

2003Role: text_match

article

The impact of floral larceny on individuals, populations, and communities

2001OecologiaRole: text_match

article

Long-term preformation of leaves and inflorescences by a long-lived perennial monocarp, Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

1986American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

article

Synchrony and periodicity of flowering in Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

1985EcologyRole: text_match

thesis

The effects of plant quality on bumblebee visitation and seed production in Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

1985Role: text_match

student_paper

Bumblebee foraging patterns on Frasera speciosa inflorescences or, a monumental approach to Gothic queens

1983Role: text_match

student_paper

A Study of the Population Biology of Frasera Speciosa

1981Role: text_match

article

Variation in generation time in Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae), a long-lived perennial monocarp

1980OecologiaRole: text_match

student_paper

Effect of altitude on Frasera speciosa populations

1973Role: text_match

student_paper

Monument plant

1973Role: text_match

article

The ecology of the pollinators and predators of Frasera speciosa

1973EcologyRole: text_match

Frasera speciosa

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 79 entities)

Publications (49)

Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function

Advanced monitoring of soil-vegetation co-dynamics reveals the successive controls of snowmelt on soil moisture and on plant seasonal dynamics in a mountainous watershed

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

Lagged and dormant season climate better predict plant vital rates than climate during the growing season

Documents (8)

Appendix 2 List of Designated Colorado Natural Areas, List of Registered Colorado Natural Areas, List of Identified Colorado Natural Areas

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Company Sponsored Research- Camp Dresser and McKee Inc

Moist Forests

Mount Emmons Mining and Reclimation Permit Application

Prospects The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Co-occurring Species

Barbey's Larkspur

Nuttall's Larkspur

Lupinus prunophilus

Lupinus caespitosus

Larkspurs

Potentilla gracilis

Potentilla

Potentilla hippiana

Erigeron speciosus

Potentilla pulcherrima

Variation of Pollen Mass Across Species, Habitat Types, and Time

Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers

Quantifying Nectar Trait Responses to Natural Variation in Water Availability in Subalpine Plant Communities

Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients

Investigating Microtopographic and Soil Controls on a Mountainous Meadow Plant Community Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Surface Geophysical Data

Low to Mid Elevational Resurvey of Bumble bee Distributions in Response to Climate Change

Quantifying Nectar Resources in Bumble Bee Visited Plants

Spectacle in the meadows

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology spatially explicit

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic CO Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spatially Explicit

Does it stay or does it go: exploring seasonal influences on nutrients across topography in a Colorado mountain watershed

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

Aspen (<i>Populus tremuloides</i>) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

Inferring climate from angiosperm leaf venation networks

Patterns of selective caching behavior of a generalist herbivore, the American Pika (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>)

Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science

The structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the face of climate change

Intraspecific variation of specific leaf area along an elevational gradient

Spatial distribution of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

The effects of dataset length and mast seeding on the demography of Frasera speciosa, a long-lived monocarpic plant

The effect of elevation on the phenology and pollination ecology of <i></i>Frasera speciosa<i></i> (Gentianaceae)

A test of species-area theory on a high disturbance area of the Gothic earthflow

Reciprocal benefits in a plant-pollinator mutualism

Predicting the effects of nectar robbing on plant reproduction: implications of pollen limitation and plant mating system

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

Effects of Interspecific Pollen Transfer (IPT) in a Specialist and a Generalist Flower

The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Observations on plant choice by foraging yellow-bellied marmots

Subalpine meadow flowering phenology responses to climate change: integrating experimental and gradient methods

The foraging behavior of bees in response to the floral biology of <i>Frasera speciosa</i> (Gentianaceae)

The impact of floral larceny on individuals, populations, and communities

Long-term preformation of leaves and inflorescences by a long-lived perennial monocarp, Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

Synchrony and periodicity of flowering in <i>Frasera speciosa</i> (Gentianaceae)

The effects of plant quality on bumblebee visitation and seed production in <i>Frasera speciosa</i> (Gentianaceae)

Bumblebee foraging patterns on <i>Frasera speciosa</i> inflorescences or, a monumental approach to Gothic queens

A Study of the Population Biology of <i>Frasera Speciosa</i>

Variation in generation time in Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae), a long-lived perennial monocarp

Effect of altitude on <i>Frasera speciosa</i> populations

Monument plant

The ecology of the pollinators and predators of <i>Frasera speciosa</i>