Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes
Common Woolly Sunflower (woolly eriophyllum)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Curtis Bjork     (Photo ID #15827)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Eriophyllum lanatum
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC

Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum

Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a fibrous root; stems woolly, few- to much- branched from the base, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves few, soon deciduous; stem leaves alternate to opposite, entire to narrowly lobed, 1-8 cm long.
Flowers:
Heads with ray and disk flowers, solitary on long stems; ray flowers 8-13, yellow, 1-2 cm long; involucres 9-12 mm tall; involucral bracts firm, erect, embracing the ray achenes.
Fruits:
Achenes slender, 4-angled, glabrous to hairy; pappus of 6-12 translucent scales, or a toothed crown.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Eriophyllum lanatum

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)
189 55 382
Slope Gradient (%)
39 0 210

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

164 19 330
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
1 0 7
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
69
Modal BEC Zone Class
CWH

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

CDF(6), CWH(10), IDF(1)

Habitat and Range

Dry meadows and rocky slopes from the lowland to the montane zones; common on Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland, rare in SC and SE BC; S to MT, WY, UT and CA.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia