Harrimanella stelleriana (Pall.) Coville
Alaskan mountain-heather (Alaska bellheather; Alaskan moss-heather)
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Alaskan mountain-heather (Alaska bellheather; Alaskan moss-heather)
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Dwarf shrub, mat-forming; stems prostrate to decumbent, 5-15 cm long, minutely hairy.
Leaves:
Evergreen, alternate, spreading, linear- to lance-shaped, 2.5-5 mm long, upper surface flat, lower surface convex and somewhat keeled (not grooved), glabrous, margins often somewhat irregular; short-stalked.
Flowers:
Solitary and terminal, nodding; flower stalks stout, 3-10 mm long, finely hairy; corollas white or pinkish, broadly bell-shaped, 5-7 mm long, the lobes longer than tube; calyces reddish, oblong-egg-shaped, 3-3.5 mm long, irregularly finely-toothed; stamens broadened at the base.
Fruits:
Capsules, nearly globe-shaped, about 5 mm wide.
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 Harrimanella stelleriana
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) |
1103 | 10 | 2500 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
29 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
17 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
119 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(3), BAFA(21), BWBS(1), CMA(19), CWH(7), ESSF(7), MH(48), SWB(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to dry slopes and meadows in the subalpine and alpine zones; frequent in NW BC, rare in SW BC; amphiberingian, N to AK and SW YT, S to WA; E Siberia and Japan.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cassiope stelleriana (Pall.) DC.