General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome; stems erect to spreading or nearly prostrate, simple to freely branched, 20-60 cm tall, glabrous or sparsely hairy near base.
Leaves:
Basal leaves few, simple, blades 1-3 cm long, heart- to kidney-shaped or egg-shaped, shallowly wavy-margined and lobed; stem leaves compound with 2-4 (6) lanceolate to egg-shaped lateral lobes, the terminal lobe heart-shaped to egg-shaped to widely lanceolate, wavy-margined and toothed to shallowly lobed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a few-flowered raceme; flower stalks 5-20 mm long, ascending; petals white, spoon- to egg-shaped, 3-6 mm long; sepals 1.5-2.5 mm long.
Fruits:
Siliques, erect, 2-3 cm long, 1-1.5 mm wide; styles 0.5-2 mm long.
Notes:
Two varieties occur in BC:
1. Terminal lobes of lower stem leaves heart-shaped at base..................var. orbicularis (Greene) Detl.
1. Terminal lobes of lower stem leaves cuneate or rounded at base....................... var. breweri
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) |
462 | 20 | 2337 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
9 | 0 | 65 |
Aspect (degrees) |
210 | 100 | 290 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 3 | 7 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
E | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
18 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(14), ESSF(3) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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