General:
Pineapple-scented annual herb from a fibrous root; stems erect, simple, branched, glabrous, 5-45 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves soon deciduous; stem leaves alternate, 1-5 cm long, 10-18 mm wide, 1-3 times divided into short, very narrow segments.
Flowers:
Heads discoid, several to many at the ends of branches; involucres 2.5-3 mm tall; involucral bracts broadly oblong to egg-shaped, with broad, pale margins and a central brownish to greenish area; discoid; disk flowers yellowish-green, 4-toothed, 1.2-1.5 mm long; receptacles narrowly dome-shaped to conic, hollow, 4-6 mm tall.
Fruits:
Achenes with 2 marginal nerves and 1 nerve on the inner face, glabrous; pappus a short, membranous crown.
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) |
899 | 840 | 1053 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
7 | 0 | 27 |
Aspect (degrees) |
201 | 43 | 308 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 2 | 4 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
8 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(8) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Artemisia matricarioides auct. non Less.
Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb.
Lepidanthus suaveolens (Pursh) Nutt.
Lepidotheca suaveolens (Pursh) Nutt.
Matricaria matricarioides auct. non (Less.) Porter
Matricaria suaveolens (Pursh) Buchenau, non L.
Santolina suaveolens Pursh
Tanacetum suaveolens (Pursh) Hook.