WorldFloraDB - Frasera caroliniensis

Characteristics

Short-lived perennial 1–2 m; lower lvs oblanceolate, to 4 dm, in whorls of (3)4(5), the upper progressively smaller; infl paniculiform, the lower branches 5–15 cm, the lower bracteal lvs to 10 cm; cor greenish-yellow, purple-dotted, the lance-ovate lobes acute, 10–18 mm, each bearing below the middle a large elliptic gland surrounded by a long fringe; fr elliptic, flat, 1.5–2 cm; 2n=78. Rich woods; w. N.Y. to S.C. and n. Ga., w. to Mich., Ill., Mo., e. Okla., and La. May, June. (Swertia c.)

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
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Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter)	2.5
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Environment

Dry soils.

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Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Antidiarrheal (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Tonic (root), Antiemetic (unspecified), Dietary Aid (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

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