Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt
narrow beech fern (long beechfern)
Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
narrow beech fern (long beechfern)
Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial with overwintering fronds arising singly from elongated rhizomes.
Leaves:
On stipes as long as blades or longer, blades elongate-triangular, 10-25 cm long and 3-15 cm wide, pinnate; pinnae pinnatifid, the lowermost at an abruptly pointed angle to the stipe and bent outwards; segments hairy underneath.
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 Phegopteris connectilis
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
332 | 5 | 2050 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
30 | 0 | 105 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
334 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 2 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
437 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(284), ESSF(2), ICH(106), IDF(1), MH(2), SBS(31) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to wet forests, streambanks, shaded seepy rock cliffs and swamps from the lowland to subalpine zones; infrequent throughout BC; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to NH, NC, TN, IA, MN and OR; Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C. Chr.
Lastrea phegopteris (L.) Bory
Phegopteris polypodioides Fée
Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Slosson