Adenocaulon bicolor Hook.
pathfinder (American trailplant)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Jeanne Ross     (Photo ID #13075)

Map

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Distribution of Adenocaulon bicolor
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from fibrous roots; stems slender, erect, 0.3-1.0 m tall, solitary, branched above, white-woolly on lower part, with stalked glands on upper part.
Leaves:
Mostly basal, large and thin, 10-30 cm long, 3-15 cm wide, long-stalked, broadly triangular to heart-shaped, green and essentially glabrous above, white-woolly below; margins smooth to coarsely toothed; stem leaves similar to basal, few, alternate.
Flowers:
Heads discoid, small, several to numerous, in a branched, nearly naked, glandular inflorescence; rays lacking; disk flowers whitish, tubular, only the outer 3-7 fertile; involucres 2-3.5 mm tall, the bracts green, glabrous, equal in size, pointing down when mature and eventually deciduous.
Fruits:
Club-shaped achenes, 5-8 mm long, with stalked glands on upper portion; pappus lacking.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Adenocaulon bicolor

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

Avg

Min

Max
Elevation (metres)
 747 0 1855
Slope Gradient (%)
 21 0 110

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

 199 0 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		4 1 7
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
 C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
 1308
Modal BEC Zone Class
 ICH

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

 CDF(66), CWH(329), ESSF(22), ICH(726), IDF(72), MH(1), MS(33), PP(1), SBPS(1), SBS(8)

Habitat and Range

Moist to mesic forests in the lowland and montane zones; common in S BC; E to AB, S to ID, MT and N CA, disjunct in N MI.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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