Saxifraga adscendens L.
ascending saxifrage (wedgeleaf saxifrage; wedge-leaved saxifrage)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
ascending saxifrage (wedgeleaf saxifrage; wedge-leaved saxifrage)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Saxifraga adscendens ssp. oregonensis
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from taproots; stems erect, simple or branched, 2-10 cm tall; plants glandular-hairy.
Leaves:
Basal leaves in a rosette, oblanceolate to egg-shaped, 5-15 mm long, entire to 3 (5)-toothed or shallowly lobed at tip, gradually narrowed to the stalk-like base, often reddish-purple; stem leaves alternate, similar to the basal, 3 to 10.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a loosely-flowered spike-like cluster; petals white, deciduous, 2- to 3-times length of calyx lobes, clawed, the blades usually egg-shaped; calyces reddish-purple, bell-shaped, 2.5-3.5 mm long, joined to ovary for part of length; calyx lobes 5, triangular egg-shaped, erect, about length of free hypanthium; stamens 10.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3.5-5 mm long; seeds egg-shaped, about 0.5 mm long, brownish-black, nearly smooth.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Saxifraga adscendens
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) |
1999 | 1560 | 2450 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
28 | 0 | 110 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
228 | 20 | 290 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
15 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(4), BAFA(5), ESSF(2), IMA(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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