General:
Perennial herb from extensive rhizomes, forming large mats; stems rooting freely.
Leaves:
Kidney-shaped, shiny, stalked, the blades 2.5-10 cm long, 5-15 cm wide; stalks and veins finely hairy.
Flowers:
Solitary, bell-like with 3 flaring lobes, these long-pointed; corollas purplish-brown to greenish-yellow, 2.5-8.0 cm long.
Fruits:
Fleshy capsules, seeds egg-like with fleshy appendages.
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) |
747 | 18 | 1715 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
20 | 0 | 87 |
Aspect (degrees) |
215 | 0 | 360 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
663 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(1), CWH(120), ESSF(3), ICH(445), IDF(32), MH(1), MS(4), SBS(24) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Asarum caudatum var. caudatum
Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum M. Peck