General:
Perennial herb from a stout rhizome; stems ascending, several, branched above, 6-15 cm tall, glabrous and glaucous.
Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, crowded and rosette-forming on the sterile shoots, overlapping on the flowering stems, egg- to spoon-shaped, 20-30 mm long, 6-12 mm wide, strongly flattened, broadest above the midlength and tapered to the base, green becoming bronze.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal, umbrella-shaped clusters; petals 5, yellow becoming pinkish with maturity, petals pointed, longer than the stamens, (8) 10-13 mm long, narrowly lanceolate and long-pointed.
Fruits:
Follicles, erect and only very slightly fused at the base.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
1333 | 820 | 2060 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
80 | 55 | 97 |
Aspect (degrees) |
164 | 130 | 200 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 1 | 2 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(1), ESSF(2), MH(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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