Koenigia islandica L.
Iceland koenigia (island purslane)
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Iceland koenigia (island purslane)
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a slender taproot; stems ascending, slender, simple or branched, several, 2-6 cm long, often reddish or crimson.
Leaves:
Basal leaves few, somewhat fleshy, smooth, the blades widely elliptic to lanceolate, 2-9 mm long, usually unstalked; stem leaves similar, few, alternate or opposite; sheathing stipules wax-papery.
Flowers:
Inflorescence few- to several-flowered in terminal or axillary umbel-like clusters; perianths greenish, whitish, or reddish, smooth, 1.0-1.4 mm long.
Fruits:
Achenes, 3-angled, smooth, up to 1 mm long.
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 Koenigia islandica
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) |
1649 | 1137 | 1921 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
14 | 0 | 37 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
242 | 155 | 330 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(2), MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to wet gravelly seepage sites in the subalpine and alpine zones; rare in NW and C BC; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to ON and S to CO.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Macounastrum islandicum (L.) Small