Nephrophyllidium crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Gilg
deer-cabbage
Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Val George     (Photo ID #60654)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Nephrophyllidium crista-galli
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a thick rhizome, this covered with old leaf bases; stems erect, glabrous, 10-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves alternate, broadly heart- to kidney-shaped, 3-12 cm wide, blunt-toothed, stalked, the stalks 10-30 cm long; stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 5-30 flowers in an open, terminal cluster on naked stalks 10-50 cm long; corollas white, the petals joined at the base to form short tubes spreading into 5 lobes, these 5-6 mm long with wavy flanges on the midnerves and margins; calyces conic, 5-lobed.
Fruits:
Capsules, conic to egg-shaped, 10-18 mm long, 1-chambered; seeds glabrous, shiny.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Nephrophyllidium crista-galli

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

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
491 6 1540
Slope Gradient (%)
18 0 100

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

319 0 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
5 0 8
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
424
Modal BEC Zone Class
CWH

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

AT(2), BAFA(1), BWBS(1), CMA(9), CWH(248), MH(161)

Habitat and Range

Bogs, marshes, wet forests, and wet meadows in the lowland to subalpine zones; common in coastal BC; amphiberingian, N to AK and S to N WA; Japan.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Fauria crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Makino