Plectritis macrocera Torr. & A. Gray
long-spurred plectritis (longhorn plectritis)
Caprifoliaceae (Valerian family)
(Previously in Valerianaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
long-spurred plectritis (longhorn plectritis)
Caprifoliaceae (Valerian family)
(Previously in Valerianaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems erect, solitary, simple, finely glandular, especially when flowering, otherwise smooth or nearly so, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves soon deciduous; stem leaves opposite, lowermost leaves egg-shaped with short-stalks, others more oblong or elliptic and stalkless, smooth or nearly so, 1-4.5 cm long, 3-18 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal, more or less cylindric clusters; corollas white or pale pink, 2-3.5 mm long, 2-lobed, with a thick spur, the tip not enlarged; calyces lacking.
Fruits:
Achenes, dry, 2-4 mm long, convex side of body not keeled, grooved lengthwise, winged, the wing margins thickened, smooth or evenly hairy.
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 Plectritis macrocera
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) |
316 | 92 | 650 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
51 | 18 | 84 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
38 | 23 | 290 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
9 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(5), ICH(1), IDF(1), PP(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Vernally moist sites in the lowland, steppe and lower montane zones; infrequent in SW and SC BC, rare in SE BC; S to MT, UT, NV and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Plectritis macrocera subsp. grayi (Suksd.) Morey