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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: 56 | Mentions: 85

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 77 entities)

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Publications (58)

student_paper

Abiotic influences on intraspecific trait variation in montane species with varied life histories

2026Role: study subject

student_paper

How does climate change affect the decline of an alpine plant population?

2026Role: text_match

student_paper

Salticidae and Flowers: Are Alpine Jumping Spiders Accidental Pollen Vectors

2026Role: host plant (1 salticid specime

student_paper

The Relationship between Color, Nectar Concentration, and Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Visitation of Typical and Atypical Hummingbird Flowers

2026Role: least-visited focal flower / b

student_paper

Within-day Variation in Pollinator Activity on Frasera speciosa in a Mast Year

2026Role: host plant / study subject

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

Documents (9)

technical report

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

Co-occurring Species

Delphinium

Ranunculaceae36 shared papers

Delphinium barbeyi

Ranunculaceae33 shared papers

Ipomopsis aggregata

Polemoniaceae30 shared papers

Castilleja

Orobanchaceae29 shared papers

Mertensia

Boraginaceae28 shared papers

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae26 shared papers

Bombus

Apidae25 shared papers

Erigeron

Asteraceae24 shared papers

Potentilla

Rosaceae24 shared papers

Mertensia ciliata

Boraginaceae23 shared papers

2025Role: habitat component

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

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

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

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

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

article

Local geographic distributions of bumble bees near Crested Butte, Colorado: Competition and community structure revisited

2012Environmental EntomologyRole: host/food plant

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: study subject

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: study subject

article

Observations on plant choice by foraging yellow-bellied marmots

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: 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

Effects of Local Density on Pollination and Reproduction in Delphinium nuttallianum and Aconitum columbianum (Ranunculaceae)

1999American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

article

Effects of experimental warming on plant reproductive phenology in a subalpine meadow

1998EcologyRole: background vegetation (example

article

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

1986American Journal of BotanyRole: study subject

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

article

Local geographic distributions of bumblebees near Crested Butte, Colorado: competition and community structure

1982EcologyRole: habitat component

student_paper

A Study of the Population Biology of Frasera Speciosa

1981Role: text_match

article

Competition for bumblebee pollinators in Rocky Mountain plant communities

1980EcologyRole: study subject

article

Skewed flowering distributions and pollinator attraction

1980EcologyRole: study subject

article

The effect of proboscis and corolla tube lengths on patterns and rates of flower visitation by bumblebees

1980OecologiaRole: food plant / flower species st

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

article

Weather and the "regulation" of subalpine populations

1972EcologyRole: study subject (damaged herb)

Frasera speciosa

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 77 entities)

Publications (58)

Abiotic influences on intraspecific trait variation in montane species with varied life histories

How does climate change affect the decline of an alpine plant population?

Salticidae and Flowers: Are Alpine Jumping Spiders Accidental Pollen Vectors

The Relationship between Color, Nectar Concentration, and Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Visitation of Typical and Atypical Hummingbird Flowers

Within-day Variation in Pollinator Activity on Frasera speciosa in a Mast Year

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

Documents (9)

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Company Sponsored Research- Camp Dresser and McKee Inc

Company Sponsored Research- Camp Dresser and McKee Inc

Moist Forests

Mount Emmons Mining and Reclimation Permit Application

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

Co-occurring Species

Delphinium

Delphinium barbeyi

Ipomopsis aggregata

Castilleja

Mertensia

Populus tremuloides

Bombus

Erigeron

Potentilla

Mertensia ciliata

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

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

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

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

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

Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science

Local geographic distributions of bumble bees near Crested Butte, Colorado: Competition and community structure revisited

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

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

Effects of Local Density on Pollination and Reproduction in <i>Delphinium nuttallianum</i> and <i>Aconitum columbianum</i> (Ranunculaceae)

Effects of experimental warming on plant reproductive phenology in a subalpine meadow

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

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

Local geographic distributions of bumblebees near Crested Butte, Colorado: competition and community structure

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

Competition for bumblebee pollinators in Rocky Mountain plant communities

Skewed flowering distributions and pollinator attraction

The effect of proboscis and corolla tube lengths on patterns and rates of flower visitation by bumblebees

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

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

Monument plant