General:
Perennial herb from a woody stem-base; stems woody, erect, branched, short- to stiff-hairy with star-shaped hairs, 0.5-2 m tall.
Leaves:
Alternate, mapleleaf-like, 5-15 cm long, 3- to 7-lobed, lobes triangular and coarsely toothed; stalks shorter than the leaves, hairy with fine star-shaped hairs, 2-5 cm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1-several, axillary flowers on stalks 0.6-1.2 cm long, hairy; petals 5, rose-purple, 2-2.5 cm long; calyces 5-lobed, the lobes pointed, hairy, 3-5 mm long.
Fruits:
Carpels, rounded at the top, hairy, 7-8 mm long; seeds 2-4.
Flower Colour:
Red
Blooming Period:
Early Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
997 | 997 | 997 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
73 | 73 | 73 |
Aspect (degrees) |
180 | 180 | 180 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 2 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ICH(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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