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Ivesia gordonii

gordon's ivesia, alpine mousetail

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Habit Herbaceous, glandular-puberulent perennial from a taproot, the flowering stems 5-15 cm. tall.
Leaves

Basal leaves numerous, the blades 2-7 cm. long, pinnate, the leaflets over 20, deeply divided into 3-5 obovate segments 3-8 mm. long;

cauline leaf 1, greatly reduced, the stipule several-lobed.

Flowers

Inflorescence a congested, terminal cluster;

calyx conic, yellowish, the 5 lobes deltoid-lanceolate, 3-4 mm. long, erect;

petals 5, yellow, obovate to spatulate, shorter than the sepals;

stamens 5, pistils 2-4.

Fruits

Achenes ovoid-flattened, 2 mm. long, smooth.

Ivesia gordonii

Ivesia gordonii var. wasatchensis

Flowering time June-August
Habitat Rocky slopes, grassland, sagebrush, forest openings, and subalpine to alpines ridges.
Distribution
Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest from central Washington south; central Washington to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
I. tweedyi
I. gordonii var. gordonii
Subordinate taxa
I. gordonii var. gordonii
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