General:
Perennial herb from a poorly-developed taproot and branching, woody stem-base, often with creeping rhizomes as well; stems erect, several, simple, 3-15 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves oblanceolate to spoon-shaped or oblong, tufted, alternate, strongly glandular-hairy, 1.5-7 cm long, 4-12 mm wide; stem leaves similar, gradually reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Heads with ray and disk flowers, solitary; involucres 6-12 mm tall, bell-shaped; involucral bracts lanceolate, papery, sometimes leafy, subequal, glandular-hairy; ray flowers yellow, 13-35, 6-11 mm long; disk flowers yellow, 4-7 mm long.
Fruits:
Achenes elongate, 3-4 mm long, glabrous or softly-hairy; pappus of tawny 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) |
2198 | 252 | 2705 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
27 | 0 | 74 |
Aspect (degrees) |
158 | 0 | 360 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 6 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
141 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
AT | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(67), BAFA(5), ESSF(49), IMA(17), MS(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Haplopappus lyallii A. Gray