Flora of North America species comparison

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Ivesia aperta var. canina

Ivesia aperta var. aperta
Photo is of parent taxon

Dog Valley ivesia, Sierra Valley mousetail
Photo is of parent taxon

Sierra Valley ivesia, Sierra Valley mousetail
Stems

decumbent to ascending.

ascending to erect.
Flowers

(10–)20–120, fewer than 10 per glomerule, 8–12 mm diam.;

hypanthium (3–)3.5–5 mm diam.;

petals narrowly to broadly obovate, usually 4–7 mm, ± equal to sepals;

filaments 2–4 mm;

styles 3–4 mm.

(20–)30–250, usually more than 10 per glomerule, 5–10 mm diam.;

hypanthium 2–3(–4) mm diam.;

petals oblanceolate, 2–3 mm, shorter than sepals;

filaments 1–1.5(–2) mm;

styles 2–3 mm.
2n

= 28.

Ivesia aperta var. canina

Ivesia aperta var. aperta
Phenology Flowering summer. Flowering summer.
Habitat Dry meadows, edges of seeps, slopes, and flats, on vernally saturated volcanic soil, in sagebrush and grass communities, conifer woodlands Dry meadows, edges of seeps, slopes, and flats, on vernally saturated volcanic soil, in sagebrush and grass communities, conifer woodlands
Elevation 1600–2000 m (5200–6600 ft) 1300–2300 m (4300–7500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety canina is known only from the Dog Valley area, Sierra County, California, and adjacent Washoe County, Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Of conservation concern.

Variety aperta is most abundant in Sierra Valley and its drainages in Plumas and Sierra counties, California, barely extending into Lassen County. Disjunct populations occur in the Carson Range in southern Washoe County and the Virginia Range of Storey County, Nevada.

The chromosome count given here is based on a collection originally identified as Ivesia sericoleuca (D. D. Keck & A. Gustafsson 4901).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 9, p. 241. FNA vol. 9, p. 241.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Potentilleae > Ivesia > sect. Unguiculatae > Ivesia aperta Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Potentilleae > Ivesia > sect. Unguiculatae > Ivesia aperta
Sibling taxa
I. aperta var. aperta
I. aperta var. canina
Name authority Ertter: Brittonia 40: 398, fig. 1. (1988) unknown
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