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Boykinia occidentalis
Slender Boykinia
At a Glance: A slender herb with open panicles of small white flowers.
Height: Up to 24 inches (60 cm).
Growth Form: Herb.
Stems: Leafy stems with scattered brownish to reddish glandular hairs.
Leaves: Lower leaves are long-stalked, becoming stalkless further up stem. Each heart- or kidney-shaped leaf has 5-7 clefts with multiple teeth. Size: 2-8 cm (.8-3 in) wide; color: green. The stipules (2-4 mm long) have a wing and several brown bristles.
Flowers: Numerous flowers in a much-branched inflorescence. Each flower is densely glandular and reddish, with five white, oblong to oval petals.
Flowering Period: June.
Fruits: Beaked capsules with numerous, minutely spiny black seeds.
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 full sun > 80% mostly sunny 60%-80% partial sun and shade 40%- 60%  mostly shady 60%-80% full shade > 80%
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wet moist dry
Wetland Indicator Status:
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low elevation mid elevation sub-alpine high elevation
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Aquatic and Wetland:
Ponds or lakes Shallow pools Sloughs Swales or wet ditches Seasonally inundated areas Marshes or swamps Aquatic bed wetlands Emergent wetlands Scrub-shrub wetlands Forested wetlands Bogs, fens Seeps, springs
Lake shores Bog margins Streams or rivers Stream or river banks Riparian corridors River bars Floodplains Bottomlands Alluvial areas |
Saltwater Areas:
In or near saltwater Mud flats Tidal areas Estuaries Saltmarshes Brackish water Seashores Coastal dunes or beaches
Coastal bluffs Cliffs Rocky slopes Outcrops Crevices Glacial outwash Gullies Slide areas
Heaths Snow beds Tundra Avalanche tracks |
Forests and Thickets:
Forests and woods Open forests Coniferous forests Old growth forests Deciduous forests Mixed forests Nurse logs Forest edges, openings, or clearings Thickets
Pastures or fields Meadows or grassy areas Mossy areas
Roadsides Trailsides Logged sites Burned areas Disturbed sites |
Suggested References
- Cooke, S.S. A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washington and Northwetern Oregon. Seattle Audubon Society and Washington Native Plant Society. Page 94.
- Lyons, C., W. Merilees. Trees and Shrubs to Know in Washington and British Columbia. Lone Pine Publishing. Page 181.
- Pojar, J., A. Mackinnon. 1994. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Lone Pine Publishing. Page 167.
The landscaping and restoration information provided on this page is taken from the Starflower Foundation Image Herbarium. All photographs © Starflower Foundation unless otherwise noted.
