Nephrophyllidium crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Gilg
deer-cabbage
Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
deer-cabbage
Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Nephrophyllidium crista-galli
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a thick rhizome, this covered with old leaf bases; stems erect, glabrous, 10-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves alternate, broadly heart- to kidney-shaped, 3-12 cm wide, blunt-toothed, stalked, the stalks 10-30 cm long; stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 5-30 flowers in an open, terminal cluster on naked stalks 10-50 cm long; corollas white, the petals joined at the base to form short tubes spreading into 5 lobes, these 5-6 mm long with wavy flanges on the midnerves and margins; calyces conic, 5-lobed.
Fruits:
Capsules, conic to egg-shaped, 10-18 mm long, 1-chambered; seeds glabrous, shiny.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Nephrophyllidium crista-galli
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) |
491 | 6 | 1540 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
18 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
319 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
424 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(2), BAFA(1), BWBS(1), CMA(9), CWH(248), MH(161) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Bogs, marshes, wet forests, and wet meadows in the lowland to subalpine zones; common in coastal BC; amphiberingian, N to AK and S to N WA; Japan.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Fauria crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Makino