Ivesia aperta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ivesia aperta (J. T. Howell) Munz

Sierra valley mousetail

2019 David Greenberger

2008 Steve Matson

2005 Steve Matson

2008 Steve Matson

2005 Steve Matson

Ivesia aperta is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~104 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. aperta ... var. canina
Genus:	Ivesia
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: meadows, openings

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Ivesia aperta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (IVAP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).