Ivesia arizonica var. arizonica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ivesia arizonica (J. T. Howell) Ertter var. arizonica

Arizona whitefeather, Yellow ivesia

2021 Matt C. Berger

2012 Dana York

Ivesia arizonica var. arizonica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Purpusia saxosa

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (11 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Potentilla osterhoutii
PLANTS	Purpusia arizonica
PLANTS	Purpusia osterhoutii
JEF + CNPS	Purpusia saxosa

Information about Ivesia arizonica var. arizonica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (IVARA) 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: 2B.3 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: 12/03/2023).