Myosurus minimus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5729

Myosurus minimus L.

Common mouse tail, Little mouse tail, Tiny mousetail

2004 Carol W. Witham

2015 Irene Lindsey

2013 Debra L. Cook

2009 Barry Rice

Myosurus minimus, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (646 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Myosurus
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. apus

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:


PLANTS	Myosurus clavicaulis
JEF	Myosurus lepturus var. filiformis
JEF + PLANTS	Myosurus lepturus
JEF + PLANTS	Myosurus minimus ssp. major
ICPN	Myosurus minimus ssp. minimus
...

More information about Myosurus minimus


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MYMI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/04/2021).