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Tufted green-gentian
Frasera paniculata
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G4
State (S-rank): S2S3
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on July 18, 2024.
Geocat 21 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 26,543.564 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Perennial (or biennial) plant that grows usually in sandy habitats in salt desert shrub, warm desert shrub, and pinyon-juniper communities at 1220 to 1895 m in Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, and Wayne counties, Utah as well as New Mexico and Arizona.
Threats or limiting factors
The main threats are from habitat degradation due to grazing, oil and gas activities, drought, and road maintenance.
Threats compiled using observations and notes from Utah Rare Plant Database and Utah Geospatial Resource Center GIS Data downloaded in 2024. Severity of impacts are not well known so ranges are provided where appropriate.
Almost all occurrences are within grazing allotments. Drought and climate change is also a threat and likely impacting this species through out it's range (Wrobleski, 2023). Several occurrences may be impacted by oil and gas activities. Recreational use of habitat, such as foot traffic, dispersed camping and OHV related activities, may pose a threat to some populations throughout its range. As the human population grows in areas within easy access to habitat and as recreational use increases, the impacts may become substantially more significant. Occurrences near roads may be impacted by maintenance and OHV use.
