Lomatium geyeri (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Gordon Neish (Photo ID #16130)
Species Information
General:
Stout perennial herb from a taproot, subglobose-thickened to more elongate and necklace-like; stems solitary, glabrous, 15-30 (40) cm tall.
Leaves:
All basal, finely dissected, fernlike, 1-3 times divided, glabrous; ultimate segments of the leaves narrow and scarcely leaflike, usually less than 5 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels; flowers white or sometimes purplish, rarely purple; involucel bractlets 2-3 mm long, narrow lanceolate.
Fruits:
Oblong to elliptic, 7-12 mm long, wings more than 1 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 Lomatium geyeri
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) |
723 | 330 | 1469 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
40 | 10 | 90 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
190 | 50 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
22 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(5), ESSF(1), ICH(2), IDF(11), PP(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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