General:
Perennial herb from a short rhizome or branching woody stem-base; stems erect, solitary, branched above, long-hairy, at least in the inflorescence, 5-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal and lower stem leaves oblanceolate or spoon-shaped, toothed or sometimes entire, 2-10 cm long, 5-18 mm wide, conspicuously hairy-margined, at least along the stalks, otherwise glabrous; stem leaves similar, the middle and upper ones reduced and becoming unstalked.
Fruits:
Achenes short-hairy; pappus of numerous white hairlike bristles.
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) |
1785 | 6 | 2705 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
27 | 0 | 244 |
Aspect (degrees) |
190 | 0 | 360 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 8 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1123 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(142), BAFA(128), BG(2), BWBS(46), CMA(1), CWH(1), ESSF(414), ICH(6), IDF(25), IMA(55), MH(14), MS(114), PP(3), SBPS(18), SBS(9), SWB(89) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Solidago multiradiata var. scopulorum A. Gray