Calflora Taxon Report
Myosurus apetalus  Gay
Bristly mousetail, Mouse tail
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2003 Steve Matson
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2023 Donald Burk
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2017 Jim Morefield
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2003 Steve Matson
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2023 Ryan O'Dell
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2017 Jim Morefield
photo on Calflora
2003 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2003 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2003 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2023 Donald Burk
photo on CalPhotos
2009 Thomas Stoughton
Myosurus apetalus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Myosurus
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

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

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