E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Sherardia arvensis L.
field madder (blue fieldmadder)
Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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

Ecological Framework for Sherardia arvensis

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
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)
Slope Gradient (%)	50	20	90
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	149	38	200
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	1	1	2
Modal Nutrient Regime Class
# of field plots species was recorded in:	8
Modal BEC Zone Class
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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