Ivesia aperta var. aperta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ivesia aperta (J. T. Howell) Munz var. aperta

Sierra valley ivesia, Sierra valley mousetail

2008 Steve Matson

2019 David Greenberger

2008 Steve Matson

Ivesia aperta var. aperta is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (78 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Ivesia aperta
Genus:	Ivesia
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: meadows

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Potentilla aperta

Information about Ivesia aperta var. aperta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (IVAPA) 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/04/2023).