Myosurus apetalus C. Gay
bristly mousetail (sedge mousetail)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
bristly mousetail (sedge mousetail)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Myosurus apetalus var. borealis
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from taproot; stems erect, 1-12 cm tall.
Leaves:
In basal clump, simple, linear or narrowly oblanceolate, 0.9-4 cm long, entire.
Flowers:
Inflorescences of solitary, terminal flowers; flower shoots 1-12 cm long, shorter than leaves when flowering, but longer in fruit; bracts none; petals none to 5, distinct, white, linear to narrowly spoon-shaped, 1-2.5 mm long, long-clawed, the claw 1- to 2-times as long as blade, nectary on upper surface; sepals (3) 5 (-8), green with wide membranous margins, narrowly oblong, 1.5-2.5 mm long, spurred, the blades slightly longer than spurs, usually 1-veined; stamens usually 5; pistils 20-50 (90).
Fruits:
Achenes, 20 to 50 or more in a spike 4-10 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide; beaks diverging, 0.6-1.4 mm long; seeds 1.5 times as long as wide.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Myosurus apetalus
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) |
2178 | 1710 | 2431 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
38 | 0 | 68 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
146 | 81 | 176 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
AT | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(2), CMA(1), ESSF(1) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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