General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems decumbent to erect, spreading-hairy, reddish with swollen nodes, 3-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves pinnately divided with narrow incised segments, oblong in outline, stiff-hairy, 3-10 cm long; stem leaves similar, few, opposite, reduced upwards; stipules abruptly pointed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of few, small, axillary, umbrella-shaped clusters of flowers; petals pink to purple, sometimes whitish, 3-8 mm long, the claw fringed with long hairs; sepals slightly shorter than the petals, bristle-tipped to awned with a fringed claw.
Fruits:
Carpels, spindle-shaped, sharp-pointed at the base; styles long-beaked, 3-4 cm long, twisting at maturity; seeds 1 per segment, glabrous.
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
497 | 91 | 770 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
17 | 3 | 40 |
Aspect (degrees) |
177 | 90 | 266 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 4 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
11 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
PP | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(2), CDF(1), IDF(2), PP(3) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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