Ecological Flora of the British Isles

The Ecological Characteristics for

MEUM ATHAMANTICUM

  1. Char Number: 1.01 Characteristic: Soil nutrients, Value: infertile
    Reference : Fitter AH, An Atlas of the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, London. , 1978
  2. Char Number: 1.10 Characteristic: Shade, Value: none
    Reference : Fitter AH, An Atlas of the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, London. , 1978
  3. Char Number: 1.12 Characteristic: Altitude: 1. maximum recorded (m), Value: 610
    Reference : Stewart A, Pearman DA, Preston CD (editors), Scarce Plants in Britain 1994 Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough , 1994
  4. Char Number: 1.12 Characteristic: Altitude: 1. maximum recorded (m), Value: 365
    Reference : Wilson A, The Altitudinal Range of British Plants, North Western Naturalist (supplement) , 1949
  5. Char Number: 1.14 Characteristic: Altitude: 4. typical minimum (m), Value: 152
    Reference : Wilson A, The Altitudinal Range of British Plants, North Western Naturalist (supplement) , 1949
  6. Char Number: 2.01 Characteristic: Status, Value: native
  7. Char Number: 2.04 Characteristic: First historical record: 1. date, Value: 1548
    Reference : Clarke WA, First Records of British Flowering Plants, 2nd ed., West, Newman & Co., London , 1900
  8. Char Number: 2.05 Characteristic: First historical record: 2. site, Value: Hexham
    Reference : Clarke WA, First Records of British Flowering Plants, 2nd ed., West, Newman & Co., London , 1900
  9. Char Number: 2.11 Characteristic: Range: 3. continents where native, Value: Europe
  10. Char Number: 2.13 Characteristic: SN Index, Value: 6.48
    Indices were derived from data obtained from the Biological Records Centre, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood Experimental Station, Huntingdon, 1992
  11. Char Number: 2.14 Characteristic: EW Index, Value: 2.2
    Indices were derived from data obtained from the Biological Records Centre, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood Experimental Station, Huntingdon, 1992
  12. Char Number: 2.15 Characteristic: British distribution (post 1949 records), Value: 71
    Reference : Stewart A, Pearman DA, Preston CD (editors), Scarce Plants in Britain 1994 Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough , 1994
  13. Char Number: 2.17 Characteristic: number of European countries in which native, Value: 13
  14. Char Number: 3.01 Characteristic: Stems: 1. woodiness, Value: non-woody
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  15. Char Number: 3.02 Characteristic: Stems: 2. support, Value: self-supporting
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  16. Char Number: 3.05 Characteristic: Height: 3. typical maximum (cm), Value: 60
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  17. Char Number: 3.06 Characteristic: Height: 4. typical minimum (cm), Value: 7
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  18. Char Number: 3.07 Characteristic: Spread, Value: height > width
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  19. Char Number: 3.08 Characteristic: Heterophylly, Value: none
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  20. Char Number: 3.09 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 1. type, Value: compound
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  21. Char Number: 3.10 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 2. outline, Value: lobed
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  22. Char Number: 3.11 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 3. pointed/round, Value: pointed
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  23. Char Number: 3.12 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 4. length versus breadth, Value: 1-3 times as long as wide
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  24. Char Number: 3.13 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 5. leaf base, Value: not applicable, Quality : compound leaves
    Reference : Fitter AH, personal communication , 1991
  25. Char Number: 3.14 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 6. petiole, Value: petiolate
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  26. Char Number: 4.02 Characteristic: Photosynthetic pathway, Value: C3
  27. Char Number: 4.05 Characteristic: Heavy metal resistance, Value: none
  28. Char Number: 4.06 Characteristic: Carnivory, Value: does not kill insects
  29. Char Number: 4.07 Characteristic: Nutrition, Value: autotrophic
  30. Char Number: 5.01 Characteristic: Life-form, Value: hemicryptophyte
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  31. Char Number: 5.02 Characteristic: Longevity of stems (yrs), Value: <1
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  32. Char Number: 5.05 Characteristic: Vegetative reproduction/persistence: 1. method, Value: branching root stock
    Reference : Fitter AH, personal communication , 1991
  33. Char Number: 5.06 Characteristic: Vegetative reproduction/persistence: 2. pattern, Value: patch-forming
    Reference : Fitter AH, personal communication , 1991
  34. Char Number: 5.07 Characteristic: Flowering time: 1. earliest month, Value: 6
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  35. Char Number: 5.08 Characteristic: Flowering time: 2. latest month, Value: 7
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  36. Char Number: 5.15 Characteristic: Pollen vector, Value: insect
    Reference : Fitter AH, personal communication , 1991
  37. Char Number: 5.16 Characteristic: Dicliny, Value: andromonoecious
    Reference : Knuth P, Handbook of Flower Pollination, Volume 2 (trans Ainsworth Davis JR), Oxford , 1908
  38. Char Number: 5.17 Characteristic: Dichogamy, Value: markedly protandrous
    Reference : Knuth P, Handbook of Flower Pollination, Volume 2 (trans Ainsworth Davis JR), Oxford , 1908
  39. Char Number: 5.25 Characteristic: Chromosome number(s): 1. number, Value: 22, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  40. Char Number: 5.30 Characteristic: Dispersule size - length of longest axis (mm), Value: 7.0, Quality : fruit
    Reference : Tutin TG, Umbellifers of the British Isles, BSBI Handbook No. 2, Botanical Society of the British Isles, London , 1980
  41. Char Number: 6.02 Characteristic: Physical defences on leaves, Value: glabrous
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Warburg EF, Flora of the British Isles, 1st edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1952
  42. Char Number: 6.03 Characteristic: Physical defences on stems, Value: glabrous
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Warburg EF, Flora of the British Isles, 1st edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1952
  43. Char Number: 7.01 Characteristic: Conservation Status, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  44. Char Number: 7.02 Characteristic: Rarity Status, Value: Scarce, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  45. Char Number: 7.03 Characteristic: Change Index, Value: -0.40, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  46. Char Number: 7.04 Characteristic: Biome, Value: Boreal montane, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  47. Char Number: 7.05 Characteristic: Eastern Limit, Value: European, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  48. Char Number: 7.06 Characteristic: Continentality, Value: Not continental, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  49. Char Number: 7.07 Characteristic: Northern Limit in Britain, Value: Yes, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  50. Char Number: 7.08 Characteristic: Northern European Limit (Lat, 5?Ǭ? band), Value: 55-60, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  51. Char Number: 7.09 Characteristic: Southern European Limit (Latitude, 5?Ǭ? band), Value: <45, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  52. Char Number: 7.10 Characteristic: Southern European Limit, Value: No, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  53. Char Number: 7.11 Characteristic: January mean temperature, Value: 1.60000002384186, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  54. Char Number: 7.12 Characteristic: July mean temperature, Value: 12.8999996185303, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  55. Char Number: 7.13 Characteristic: Annual precipitation, Value: 1459, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  56. Char Number: 7.14 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Light, Value: 8, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  57. Char Number: 7.15 Characteristic: Ellenberg : Moisture, Value: 5, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  58. Char Number: 7.16 Characteristic: Ellenberg: pH, Value: 4, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  59. Char Number: 7.17 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Nitrogen, Value: 3, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  60. Char Number: 7.18 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Salt, Value: 0, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  61. Char Number: 7.19 Characteristic: Life Form: normal state, Value: Hemicryptophyte, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  62. Char Number: 7.20 Characteristic: Life Form: less frequent state, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  63. Char Number: 7.21 Characteristic: Clonality: normal state, Value: Little or no vegetative spread, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  64. Char Number: 7.22 Characteristic: Clonality: less frequent state, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
Kew Germination Data:
  1. Plant Name: Meum athamanticum; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 85; Pre Treatment: imbibed on 1% agar for 8 weeks at 26°C, then imbibed on 1% agar for 20 weeks at 6°C; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 16°C, 12/12; Notes :
  2. Plant Name: Meum athamanticum; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 95; Pre Treatment: imbibed on 1% agar for 9 weeks at 9/23°C; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 6°C, 12/12; Notes :