Woodsia oregana D.C. Eaton
western cliff fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
western cliff fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial arising in clusters from a short rhizome.
Leaves:
Broadly lanceolate, 4-20 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, 2-pinnate with non-jointed stipe and rachis with glands and without multicellular hairs; ultimate segments shallowly lobed.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Woodsia oregana
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) |
1000 | 293 | 2370 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
48 | 0 | 150 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
213 | 3 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
243 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(4), BG(27), ESSF(18), ICH(46), IDF(79), IMA(1), MS(21), PP(38), SBPS(1), SBS(6) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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