Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.
Venus' Looking-glass (clasping Venus' looking-glass; Dwarf Trillium)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Venus' Looking-glass (clasping Venus' looking-glass; Dwarf Trillium)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Triodanis perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems simple or occaásionally few-branched, erect, 10-60 cm tall, spreading short-hairy to bristly-hairy.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves alternate, stalkless, heart-shaped or rounded, 0.5-3 cm long, clasping, palmately nerved, lowermost narrower with short stalks.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of false spikes borne in the axils of the middle and upper leaves; corollas deep purple to pale lavender, 8-13 mm long, 5-lobed, lobes longer than the tube.
Fruits:
Capsules, oblong or narrowly egg-shaped, opening above the middle.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Triodanis perfoliata
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
880 | 770 | 955 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
53 | 50 | 58 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
185 | 160 | 212 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ICH(4) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry grasslands, rocky slopes, open forests and disturbed areas in the lowland and lower montane zones; infrequent in S BC; E to PQ and S to FL, TX, NM and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Legousia perfoliata (L.) Britton
Specularia perfoliata (L.) A. DC.
Triodanis perfoliata var. perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. [superfluous autonym]