Conioselinum gmelinii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.
Pacific hemlock-parsley (Pacific hemlockparsley)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Pacific hemlock-parsley (Pacific hemlockparsley)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Glabrous perennial herb from a short, stout rhizomatous stem-base with a cluster of fleshy roots or a taproot, sometimes glaucous; stems solitary, 0.2-1.2 m tall.
Leaves:
Stem leaves egg-shaped to deltoid in outline, 2-4 times pinnately dissected, with lobed or cleft leaflets; leaflet stalks sheathing at base, the blades 15-30 cm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 or more compound umbels; flowers white, small, numerous in 8-30 small, compact heads; involucral bracts linear, 1-few or lacking.
Fruits:
Oblong-oval, 5.0-8.5 mm long, glabrous, ribbed, the lateral ribs with broad, thin wings.
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 Conioselinum gmelinii
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) |
82 | 0 | 622 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
20 | 0 | 150 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
333 | 0 | 359 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
64 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(62), MH(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic coastal bluffs, sandy beaches, tidal marshes and bog woodlands in the lowland zone; common along the coast in BC; N to AK and S to CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Conioselinum chinense (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Conioselinum chinense var. pacificum (S. Watson) B. Boivin
Conioselinum pacificum (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose