Leontodon saxatilis Lamarck subsp. saxatilis
hairy hawkbit
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
hairy hawkbit
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Leontodon saxatilis subsp. saxatilis
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a fibrous root and a short, woody stem-base; stems erect, solitary to several, simple, glabrous except sometimes woolly-hairy in the inflorescence, 10-35 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves oblanceolate, usually shallowly lobed, stiff-hairy with short, forked hairs, 4-15 cm long, 6-25 mm wide; stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Heads with strap-shaped flowers, solitary; involucres 7-10 mm tall; involucral bracts subequal, the inner ones lanceolate, glabrous or stiff-hairy, the outer ones reduced to small bractlets; ray flowers yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes spindle-shaped, the outer ones smooth with a crown of short scales, the inner ones roughened; pappus of short or long, barbed bristles.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Leontodon saxatilis ssp. saxatilis
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) |
15 | 15 | 15 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
2 | 2 | 2 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 2 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(1) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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