Subularia aquatica L.
Water Awlwort (awlwort; Sheathing Pondweed; waterawlwort)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Water Awlwort (awlwort; Sheathing Pondweed; waterawlwort)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Subularia aquatica ssp. americana
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a fibrous root; stems erect, 1-10 cm tall, glabrous.
Leaves:
Basal leaves erect, linear and awl-like, 1-5 cm long, about 1 mm wide, entire; stem leaves similar, few, reduced.
Flowers:
Inflorescences racemose, open; flower stalks 1-2 mm long, ascending to erect; petals white, 0.2-1 mm long; sepals green, 0.5-0.8 mm long, erect, glabrous.
Fruits:
Silicles, narrowly elliptic to broadly egg-shaped, 2-3 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, inflated, glabrous; beaks obsolete; seeds oblong, about 1 mm long, wingless.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Subularia aquatica
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) |
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| Slope
Gradient (%) |
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Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
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| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
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| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
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All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(3) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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