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Glehnia littoralis subsp. leiocarpa F. Schmidt ex Miq. (Mathias) Hultén
American glehnia (American silvertop)
Apiaceae

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Distribution of Glehnia littoralis subsp. leiocarpa
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial herb from a stout woody taproot; stemless or with short stems and strongly sheathing leaf stalks buried in the sand.

Leaves:
Basal leaves spreading, often prostrate, thick and firm, glabrous above, white woolly beneath, once or twice divided in 3's; leaflets broadly elliptic to egg-shaped, coarsely toothed.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of several compact clusters; stalks hairy, 1.5-5 cm long; flowers white, small.

Fruits:
Oblong egg-shaped to globose, 6-13 mm long, somewhat flattened, glabrous or hairy towards tip, with broadly corky-winged ribs. HERACLEUM 1. Plants 1.5-4.5 m tall; fruits obtuse basally H. mantegazzianum1. Plants 1-3 m tall; fruits narrowed basally H. maximum

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Moist to mesic coastal dunes and sandy beaches in the lowland zone; infrequent on the Queen Charlotte Islands and Vancouver Island; amphiberingian, N to AK and S to N CA; E. Asia.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S3	Blue	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Cymopterus littoralis auct. non A. Gray
Glehnia leiocarpa Mathias
Glehnia littoralis var. leiocarpa (Mathias) Boivin

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
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General References

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Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-07-27 5:33:44 PM ]

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