General:
Perennial herb from a slender, elongate rootstock, without stolons, plants up to 5 cm tall; stems lacking.
Leaves:
Basal leaves heart to egg-shaped, round-toothed, the blades 1.2-3 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, hairy above especially along the veins, the stalks 1.5-5 cm long; stem leaves lacking; stipules joined to the stalks, glandular-toothed, 6-15 mm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, pale violet, the lower petal 8-13 mm long including the 3-5 mm long spur, all petals smooth; sepals 5, lanceolate; style heads smooth.
Fruits:
Capsules, nearly round, seeds pale brown.
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) |
917 | 740 | 1070 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
13 | 8 | 28 |
Aspect (degrees) |
29 | 8 | 360 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 5 | 6 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
SBS(4) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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