Cacaliopsis nardosmia (A. Gray) A. Gray
silvercrown
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
silvercrown
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a woody rhizome; stems erect, usually solitary, glabrous to sparsely hairy, 0.4-1.0 m tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves long, stalked, the blades 3-20 cm long, 3-25 cm wide, palmately cleft, the segments again toothed or lobed, green above, thinly hairy below; stem leaves similar, strongly reduced.
Flowers:
Heads discoid, several in an elongate to rounded inflorescence, the stalks of the heads moderately to densely woolly-hairy; involucres 10-17 mm tall; involucral bracts lanceolate to oblanceolate, with long-pointed tips, sparsely to densely woolly-hairy, margins broadly translucent; discoid; disk flowers numerous, yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes glabrous; pappus of white hairlike bristles.
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 Cacaliopsis nardosmia
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1565 | 1565 | 1565 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
55 | 55 | 55 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
234 | 235 | 235 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry rocky slopes, meadows and forest margins in the montane and subalpine zones; rare in SW BC, known only from Manning Provincial Park; S to S OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cacalia nardosmia A. Gray
Cacalia nardosmia var. glabrata (Piper) B. Boivin
Cacaliopsis nardosmia subsp. glabrata
Cacaliopsis nardosmia var. glabrata Piper
Luina nardosmia (A. Gray) Cronquist
Luina nardosmia var. glabrata (Piper) Cronquist