Rhododendron columbianum Harmaja
trapper's tea
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
trapper's tea
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Introduction
In 2015, the BC Conservation Data Centre changed the name of this taxon from Rhododendron neoglandulosum to Rhododendron columbianum.
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Species Information
General:
Erect shrub; stems 0.5-1 m tall, finely hairy and minutely glandular.
Leaves:
Alternate, evergreen, elliptic to oblong, to 5 cm long, often drooping, margins somewhat rolled under, deep green and wrinkled-looking on upper surfaces, lighter green, whitish fine-hairy and densely glandular below; stalks about 1 cm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, globe- to egg-shaped, 3-5 (6) mm long, finely hairy and glandular.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Rhododendron columbianum
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 |
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| Elevation
(metres) |
1577 | 620 | 2150 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
11 | 0 | 85 |
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Aspect (degrees) |
344 | 1 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
533 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MS | ||
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All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(1), BWBS(3), ESSF(217), ICH(22), IDF(13), MS(246), SBS(9), SWB(4) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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