Calflora
Taxon  Report   5729    
Myosurus minimus  L.
Common mouse tail,   Little mouse tail,   Tiny mousetail
Myosurus minimus, a dicot, is an annual herb 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

Bloom Period
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Genus: Myosurus
Subspecies and Varieties:

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: vernal-pools

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSMyosurus clavicaulis
JEFMyosurus lepturus var. filiformis
JEF + PLANTSMyosurus lepturus
JEF + PLANTSMyosurus minimus ssp. major
ICPNMyosurus minimus ssp. minimus
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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/22/2021).