Eremogone capillaris (Poir.) Fenzl
Slender Mountain Sandwort
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Slender Mountain Sandwort
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Eremogone capillaris var. americana
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a taproot and slender, branched stem-base; stems numerous, erect to ascending, tufted, usually glaucous, glabrous below and glandular-hairy on the upper stems and in the inflorescence, 5-20 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves many, grasslike, erect or ascending to somewhat lax, rather soft, sharply pointed, toothed along the margins, 2-6 cm long, 0.5-1 mm wide, 1-nerved, finely fringed to glabrous; stem leaves opposite, grasslike, reduced upwards, 2-5 pairs, to 4 cm long; stipules lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1-3 flowers in small open clusters; petals 5, white, egg-shaped, 5-9 mm long; sepals 5, 3-5 mm long, egg-shaped, the margins membranous and often violet-tinged, obtuse or abruptly sharp-pointed.
Fruits:
Capsules egg-shaped, 5-8 mm long, sparsely glandular, 6-valved; seeds 1.5-2 mm long, kidney-shaped, flattened, slightly warty.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Eremogone capillaris
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) |
1983 | 170 | 2630 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
34 | 0 | 140 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
172 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
878 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(171), BAFA(4), BG(1), CMA(2), ESSF(520), ICH(10), IDF(45), IMA(35), MH(1), MS(70), PP(4) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry grasslands, shrublands, meadows and forest openings from the steppe to alpine zones; common in SC and SE BC, rare on Vancouver Island; E to AB and S to MT, NV and N OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Arenaria capillaris Poiret
Arenaria capillaris var. americana Maguire