Woodsia oregana D.C. Eaton
western cliff fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Jim Riley     (Photo ID #19318)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Woodsia oregana
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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.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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)

Site Information
Value / Class

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
1000 293 2370
Slope Gradient (%)
48 0 150

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

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)

Habitat and Range

Dry to mesic rocks and talus slopes, in the steppe and montane zones; infrequent in BC east of Coast-Cascade Mountains, mostly south of 55degreeN; N to NT, E to MB and S to WY, UT, NV and CA.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia