General:
Perennial herb from a large, branched, fleshy root and simple stem-base; stems erect, several, branched, 10-30 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves numerous, linear-oblanceolate to narrowly spoon-shaped, 2-10 cm long, 3-8 mm wide; stem leaves alternate, bractlike, entire to gland-toothed, 2-3 cm long, reduced above.
Flowers:
Inflorescence an open, branched, panicle with many flowers on stalks 1-2 cm long; floral bracts glandular-toothed, petals 7-9 (rarely 11), white with pink veins to rose, egg-shaped, 5-13 mm long; sepals 2, glandular-toothed; stamens 5-6.
Fruits:
Capsules, egg-shaped; seeds usually 3 (1-5), deep brown-red to black, shiny, 1.5-2 mm long.
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
1317 | 680 | 2015 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
39 | 30 | 55 |
Aspect (degrees) |
189 | 40 | 218 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MS | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(1), MS(2), PP(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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