Cryptogramma cascadensis E.R. Alverson
Cascade parsley fern (Cascade rockbrake)
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Cascade parsley fern (Cascade rockbrake)
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial in clumps from a compact rhizome.
Leaves:
Densely tufted, deciduous, the stipes of old leaves not persisting at the base; sterile leaves spreading, broadly triangular, 5-20 cm long, 2- to 3-pinnate, their segments oblong or egg-shaped, each of them with 4-8 teeth; fertile leaves erect, narrowly triangular, their segments linear, 3-12 mm long.
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 Cryptogramma cascadensis
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) |
949 | 30 | 1422 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
29 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
158 | 157 | 160 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(1), MS(2) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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