Osmorhiza berteroi DC.
mountain sweet-cicely (sweetcicely)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
mountain sweet-cicely (sweetcicely)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a well-developed taproot, sometimes below a slightly branched stem-base; stems solitary or sometimes 2-3, 0.3-1 m tall, branching.
Leaves:
Basal and stem twice divided into 3's, leaflets coarsely toothed, 2-9 cm long, 1-5.5 cm wide, more or less hairy, thin; basal leaves several with long stalks; stem leaves 1-3 with short stalks.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of loose compound umbels; flowers greenish-white, sometimes pink or purple, inconspicous; stalks short when flowering becoming longer at maturity; involucels lacking.
Fruits:
Linear-oblong, needle-like, 12-22 mm long, black, bristly hairy basally, narrowing to a beak, often catching on clothing or fur.
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 Osmorhiza berteroi
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) |
1044 | 0 | 2246 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
17 | 0 | 145 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
196 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
5695 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(8), BWBS(202), CDF(47), CMA(1), CWH(376), ESSF(922), ICH(1180), IDF(695), IMA(1), MH(23), MS(686), PP(37), SBPS(68), SBS(1142), SWB(4) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic open forests and forest margins in the lowland and montane zones; common throughout BC; N to AK, E to NF and S to SD, CO, AZ and CA, disjunct to S. America.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Osmorhiza brevipes (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Suksd.
Osmorhiza chilensis Hook. & Arn.
Osmorhiza divaricata (Britton) Suksd.
Osmorhiza nuda Torr.
Washingtonia divaricata Britton