General:
Perennial, loosely tufted herb from short rhizomes; stems 10-25 cm tall.
Leaves:
Flat or channeled, sparsely fringed with fine hairs, about 5-15 cm long, 1.5-3 mm wide, gradually tapering to sharp tips; basal sheaths reddish-brown, dull.
Flowers:
Inflorescence open, with 5 to 10, dark to blackish brown, dense clusters of 3 to 6 flowers on long, spreading stalks, the outer clusters on arching stalks; perianth segments brown, 2-3 mm long, narrowly lanceolate, pointed, the inner about the same length as the outer; stamens 6; anthers 0.4-0.6 mm long, about the same length as the filaments; bractlets strongly fringed with coarse hairs, nearly equal or sometimes surpassing the flowers; lower bract poorly developed.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, pointed, shorter than the perianth segments; seeds cylindrical to egg-shaped, dark brown, 1-1.2 mm long, with minute appendages, with a few short threads at the base.
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
1966 | 1000 | 2375 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
16 | 0 | 75 |
Aspect (degrees) |
197 | 0 | 360 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 8 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
78 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(6), BAFA(41), ESSF(7), IMA(20), MH(1), SWB(2) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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