Claytonia megarhiza (A. Gray) Parry ex S. Watson
alpie spring beauty (alpine springbeauty)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
alpie spring beauty (alpine springbeauty)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb with a massive, more or less woody underground stock bearing thick-branched roots; stems erect, simple, single to several, 1-6 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves numerous, forming rosettes, elliptic to egg-shaped, the blades 1-5 cm long, narrowing to a membranous-margined stalk 1-3 times as long as the blade; stem leaves paired, opposite, free, reduced, linear-oblanceolate, 1-3 cm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of round-topped racemes with 2-9 flowers on stalks 5-40 mm long, bracts present on all flowers; petals white to pink or dark rose, 5-9 mm long, joined at the base; sepals 2, 3-8 mm long, turning reddish with age.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-valved, egg-shaped, 4-5 mm long; seeds 1-6, round, black, shining, 2-3 mm long.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Claytonia megarhiza
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) |
2386 | 2200 | 2680 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
68 | 52 | 95 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
4 | 74 | 346 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(2), IMA(1) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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