Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes
Common Woolly Sunflower (woolly eriophyllum)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Common Woolly Sunflower (woolly eriophyllum)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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.
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)
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) |
189 | 55 | 382 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
39 | 0 | 210 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
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) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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