Prosartes smithii (Hook.) Utech, Shinwari & Kawano
Smith's fairybells (largeflower fairybells)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Smith's fairybells (largeflower fairybells)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a strong but slender rhizome; stems erect, 30-90 cm tall, branched, spreading-curly-hairy to nearly smooth.
Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, several to many, broadly to narrowly egg-shaped, 4-12 cm long, unstalked, rounded to somewhat heart-shaped and somewhat clasping at the base, sparsely hairy below and smooth above, the margins mostly not fringed with hairs; basal leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 to 3 (6), stalked flowers in clusters drooping from branch tips, the stalks sturdy and hairy; flowers whitish, cylindric, of 6 similar, distinct tepals, the tepals 15-28 mm long, lance-oblong, flaring slightly at the tips; stamens 6, shorter than the tepals; pistil 1, 3-chambered, the style hairy throughout.
Fruits:
Berries, broadly ellipsoid, orange to red, 12-15 mm long, smooth; seeds 5 to 9.
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 Prosartes smithii
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) |
214 | 80 | 350 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
17 | 0 | 34 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
261 | 210 | 310 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 1 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
7 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(7) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist forests and streambanks in the lowland zone; rare on S Vancouver Island; S to CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Disporum smithii (Hook.) Piper
Prosartes menziesii D. Don
Uvularia smithii Hook.