E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Saxifraga bronchialis L.
yellowdot saxifrage
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

Map

Distribution of Saxifraga bronchialis
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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Saxifraga bronchialis

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	1857	6	3000
Slope Gradient (%)	40	0	160
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	188	0	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	1	0	6
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	B
# of field plots species was recorded in:	660
Modal BEC Zone Class	ESSF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in	AT(100), BAFA(63), CMA(6), CWH(1), ESSF(288), ICH(23), IDF(37), IMA(31), MH(5), MS(67), SBPS(2), SBS(1), SWB(4)
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Ciliaria vespertina (Small) W.A. Weber
Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina (Small) Rosend.
Saxifraga vespertina (Small) Fedde

Taxonomic Keys

1. Petals yellow-spotted, distinctly clawed.....................subspecies funstonii

1. Petals yellow-spotted proximally, purple or red-spotted distally, not clawed.............subspecies austromontana

Source: Brouillet, Luc and Patrick E. Elvander. Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga bronchialis. Flora North America Online.