General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems sprawling to erect, simple or branched, solitary, hairy, 15-60 cm tall/long.
Leaves:
Basal leaves few, reduced, soon deciduous; stem leaves narrowly egg-shaped to elliptic, 1-9 cm long, slender-stalked, entire.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of small axillary clusters from midstem to stem tip; corollas lacking; calyces dark reddish brown, erect, 1.5-2 mm long, 4-lobed, the lobes abruptly pointed; involucral bracts 3-4, 2-4 mm long, subtending the calyces.
Fruits:
Achenes, brownish, smooth, shining, about 1 mm long.
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
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
625 | 625 | 625 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
75 | 75 | 75 |
Aspect (degrees) |
175 | 175 | 175 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BG | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Parietaria obtusa Rydb. ex Small
Parietaria occidentalis Rydb.
Parietaria pensylvanica var. obtusa (Rydb. ex Small) Shinners