Prosartes hookeri Torr.
Hooker's fairybells (drops-of-gold)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Hooker's fairybells (drops-of-gold)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Prosartes hookeri var. oregana
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a strong but slender rhizome; stems erect, 30-100 cm tall, few-branched, spreading-curly-hairy at least above.
Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, several to many, egg-shaped to broadly lanceolate, 5-15 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, unstalked, heart-shaped and somewhat clasping at the base, short-hairy below and sparsely hairy to nearly smooth above, the margins fringed with forward-pointing hairs; basal leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 to 3 (usually 2), stalked flowers drooping from branch tips; flowers creamy-white, narrowly bell-shaped, of 6 similar distinct sepals, the tepals 10-15 (18) mm long, narrowly elliptic, flaring from the middle or lower; stamens 6, mostly slightly longer than the tepals; pistil 1, 3-chambered, styles usually hairy at least near the base.
Fruits:
Berries, broadly egg-shaped, yellow to ultimately red, 7-10 mm long, smooth or minutely hairy; seeds 4 to 6.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Prosartes hookeri
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) |
840 | 0 | 2051 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
25 | -2 | 235 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
202 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2766 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(7), BWBS(23), CDF(3), CWH(367), ESSF(132), ICH(1158), IDF(351), MS(118), PP(13), SBPS(3), SBS(472) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic forests in the lowland and montane zones; common in BC south of 55degreeN; E to AB and W MT, ID and NW OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Disporum hookeri