Artemisia norvegica Fries
mountain sagewort
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
mountain sagewort
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Artemisia norvegica ssp. saxatilis
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a short, branched stem-base; stems erect, solitary or sometimes several, glabrous to sparsely or densely hairy with short runners and sterile rosettes, 20-60 cm tall
Leaves:
Basal leaves stalked, pinnately dissected, the ultimate segments linear, glabrous to loosely and densely long-hairy; stem leaves few, unstalked and progressively reduced upwards.
Fruits:
Achenes glabrous.
Notes:
Our subspecies is scarcely distinguishable from the Eurasian ssp. norvegica, which I have examined. The use of the epithet A. arctica, for this taxon, is unwarranted (Douglas et al. 1989, Douglas 1995).
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Artemisia norvegica
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) |
1785 | 20 | 2430 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
26 | 0 | 300 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
186 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1013 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(104), BAFA(231), BG(1), BWBS(7), CMA(10), CWH(2), ESSF(378), IDF(3), IMA(79), MH(18), MS(18), SBPS(2), SWB(151) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic meadows, rocky slopes, shrubby thickets and open forests in the montane to alpine zones; common in BC in and E of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, rare in coastal BC; N to AK, YT and NT, S to CO and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Artemisia arctica subsp. saxicola (Rydb.) Hultén
Artemisia norvegica subsp. saxatilis (Besser) H.M. Hall & Clem.
Artemisia norvegica var. piceetorum S.L. Welsh & Goodrich
Artemisia norvegica var. saxatilis (Besser) Jeps.