''Ivesia unguiculata'' is a species of flowering plant in the
rose family known by the common name Yosemite mousetail.
Description
This is a perennial herb forming tufts of erect leaves rosetted around stems up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are up to 15 centimeters long and are made up of several pairs of lobed leaflets coated in silvery hairs. The
inflorescence atop the erect stem is headlike clusters of white or pinkish flowers, each with petals 3 or 4 millimeters long.
Distribution
It is
endemic to the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
of
California, where it grows in forests and mountain meadows.
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
unguiculata
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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