Adoxa moschatellina L.
moschatel (muskroot)
Adoxaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
moschatel (muskroot)
Adoxaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a fleshy-scaled rhizome; stems erect, 5-20 cm tall; plant gives off a musky odor.
Leaves:
Basal leaves long-stalked, divided into 3 long-stalked, 3-cleft leaflets, 4-16 cm long, glabrous; stems leaves opposite, 0.8-4 cm long, palmately lobed, usually borne a little above the middle of the flowering shoot.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of inconspicuous flowers, sessile in the heads; petals yellowish-green, 4- to 6-lobed, 5-8 mm wide.
Fruits:
Dry, green drupes, 2-3 mm long, with 4-5 nutlets.
Illustration
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
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Adoxa moschatellina
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)
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 |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
675 | 250 | 1490 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
8 | 0 | 43 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
2 | 5 | 352 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 3 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
21 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(3), ESSF(1), ICH(7), SBS(9) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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