General:
Perennial herb from a thick branched taproot and a short, simple or branched stem-base; stems spreading to erect, few, simple, 1-3 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves numerous, 1.5-5 cm long, linear to club-shaped, round in cross section, with a wide, transparent base, beginning to wither and dry by flowering time; stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary flowers on stalks 0.5-1.5 cm long; floral bracts 5-6, whorled, linear, 0.5-1 cm long, chaffy; petals 12-18, white to deep pink, narrowly oblong, 1.8-3.5 cm long; sepals (4) 5-9, unequal, 10-25 mm long, stamens 30-50.
Fruits:
Capsules; seeds 6-20, rounded, dark brown, shiny, 2 mm long.
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
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
671 | 332 | 1822 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
17 | 0 | 80 |
Aspect (degrees) |
193 | 5 | 330 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 7 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
101 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BG | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(45), ESSF(1), IDF(11), MS(2), PP(40) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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