Calflora Taxon Report
Hippuris vulgaris  L.
Common mare's tail, Common mares tail, Mare's tail
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2018 Isaac Chellman
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Matt Berger
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2002 Steve Matson
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2018 Isaac Chellman
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2018 Isaac Chellman
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2002 Steve Matson
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2018 David popp
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2010 Louis-M. Landry
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2008 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.
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2021 asabspade
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2002 Steve Matson
Hippuris vulgaris is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Hippuris
Family: Plantaginaceae  
(Hippuridaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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