Streptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) Reveal
Rose Twisted-stalk (twistedstalk)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Rose Twisted-stalk (twistedstalk)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Streptopus lanceolatus var. curvipes
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a slender rhizome; stems erect, 10-45 cm tall, usually unbranched, not conspicuously bent or zigzag, sparsely fringed with hairs at the nodes.
Leaves:
Stem leaves several, narrowly egg-shaped to elliptic or lanceolate, 3-10 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, unstalked, tapering to a rounded, non-clasping base, shiny beneath, the margins fringed with short, tooth-like, irregularly spaced hairs; basal leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of usually single, stalked flowers nodding from leaf axils, the stalks 0.5-2 cm long, curved but not kinked, sparsely coarse-hairy; flowers usually rose-coloured with whitish tips, sometimes greenish-yellow tinged with purple, bell-shaped, of 6 similar, distinct tepals, the tepals 5-10 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, spreading slightly but not bent back at the tips; stamens 6; pistil 1, 3-chambered.
Fruits:
Berries, mostly globe-shaped, red, 5-9 mm wide; seeds several.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Streptopus lanceolatus
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) |
966 | 0 | 2750 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
22 | 0 | 410 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
315 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
6744 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(8), CMA(1), CWH(1466), ESSF(1722), ICH(1760), IDF(88), MH(320), MS(169), PP(4), SBPS(8), SBS(909), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic forests, glades, streambanks, meadows and clearings in the lowland and steppe to subalpine zones; frequent throughout BC south of 56°N; N to AK, E to AB and S to OR. Description:Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Streptopus roseus