Osmorhiza depauperata Phil.
blunt-fruited sweet-cicely (bluntseed sweetroot)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
blunt-fruited sweet-cicely (bluntseed sweetroot)
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, 15-70 cm tall, branching.
Leaves:
Basal and stem leaves twice divided into 3's, leaflets coarsely toothed, 1.5-7 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, more or less hairy; thin basal leaves several, stalks long; stem leaves 1-3, stalks short.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of loose compound umbels; flowers greenish-white, sometimes pink or purple, inconspicuous; involucels lacking.
Fruits:
Club-shaped, 10-15 mm long, narrowing to a rounded or blunt end, the tip not beaklike.
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
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
White
Blooming Period:
Late Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Osmorhiza depauperata
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) |
1052 | 10 | 1969 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
18 | 0 | 220 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
45 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 2 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
221 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), BWBS(59), CWH(3), ESSF(65), ICH(25), IDF(4), MS(11), SBS(36) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic open forests and forest margins in the lowland and montane zones; frequent in BC E of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, rare in SW BC; N to AK and YT, E to NF and S to SD, NM and CA, disjunct to S. America.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Osmorhiza chilensis var. cupressimontana (Boivin) Boivin
Osmorhiza obtusa (Coult. & Rose) Fern.
Washingtonia obtusa Coult. & Rose