Briar Root

Erica arborea L.

Erica arborea (Briar Root) is a species of shrub in the family Ericaceae. They have dry fruit. Individuals can grow to 4 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/dryFruit
Definition: A fruit that lacks succulent tissue at maturity.
Attribution: http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm

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EOL has data for 20 attributes, including:

age at maturity
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/AgeAtMaturity
- Definition: Age at the first successful reproduction.
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early
- URI: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61589
- Definition: At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events.
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bud source
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BudSource
- Definition: Location of bud bank for resprouting.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (BudSource), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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other
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/otherBudSource
- Definition: Bud sources other than epicormic buds, apex, root crown, lignotuber, burl, rhizome, roots or storage organs, including those not clearly specified (e.g., stump).
- Attribution: http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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dispersal vector
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DispersalVector
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dispersal_vector&oldid=551654371
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autochory
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/autochory
- Definition: Seed dispersal by gravity, without the assistance of any dispersal vector (= unassisted dispersal).
- Attribution: http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Canada
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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arboreal habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000571
- Definition: A habitat in or on trees.
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leaf size class
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0003958
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very small
- URI: http://dicom.nema.org/resources/ontology/DCM/112132
- Definition: A qualitative descriptor of a size that is considerably less than typical.
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post-fire seedling emergence
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PostFireSeedlingEmergence
- Definition: Seedling density per pre-fire mature individuals emerging during the first year after fire (seedlings/mature).
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (SeedlEmerg), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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propagule
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Propagule
- Definition: The dispersal unit for sexual regeneration.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (Propagule), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm;
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seeds
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009010
- Definition: multi-tissue plant structures that develop from a plant ovule and have as parts a plant embryo enclosed in a seed coat.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://www.plantontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl
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resprout ability after clipping
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/RespClip
- Definition: The ability of woody perennials to resprout following top (above ground biomass) removal.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (RespClip), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields (Resprout Ability). http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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high
- URI: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25227
- Definition: An elevated level or position or degree; greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
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resprout ability after disturbance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/RespDist
- Definition: Resprouting ability after an undefined disturbance that removed most of the aboveground biomass.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (RespDist), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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resprout ability after fire
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/RespFire
- Definition: Resprouting ability one year after being ca. 100% scorched or burned by fire.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (RespFire), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm;
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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seed bank
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeedBank
- Definition: Location of persistent seed bank (longevity > 1 yr).
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (SeedBank), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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soil
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00001998
- Definition: Any material within 2 m from the Earth's surface that is in contact with the atmosphere, with the exclusion of living organisms, areas with continuous ice not covered by other material, and water bodies deeper than 2 m.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of briar root. View this species on GBIF