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Cacaliopsis nardosmia (A. Gray) A. Gray
silvercrown
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Species Information

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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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / 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.

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)
Site Information
 Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum
Elevation (metres) 1565 1565 1565
Slope Gradient (%) 55 55 55
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W] 		235 234 235
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		1 1 1
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class		 B
Number 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)

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

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

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Asteraceae
 Flora North America treatment for Cacaliopsis nardosmia
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Photo Sources

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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-18 8:37:15 AM ]
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