Oenanthe sarmentosa C. Presl ex DC.
Pacific water-parsley (water parsely)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Pacific water-parsley (water parsely)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Fibrous-rooted perennial herb; stems soft, weak, loosely branched, up to 1 m long, reclining to ascending, sometimes rooting at the nodes, glabrous.
Leaves:
Basal and stem leaves pinnately divided 2-3 times; leaflets toothed and cleft, primary lateral veins of the leaflets directed to the marginal teeth.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels on long stalks; flowers white, small; involucel of numerous, small, narrow bractlets.
Fruits:
Oblong, 2.5-3.5 mm long, 2 mm wide; ribs broader than the narrow intervals.
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 Oenanthe sarmentosa
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) |
169 | 0 | 1970 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
3 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
226 | 45 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 3 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
255 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(38), CWH(174), ESSF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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