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Ivesia shockleyi

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Ivesia shockleyi
Photograph of the plant with yellow flowers
Ivesia shockleyi in White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, USA at elevation 3595 m (11800 ft)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Ivesia
Species:
I. shockleyi
Binomial name
Ivesia shockleyi
S.Watson

Ivesia shockleyi, the sky mousetail,[1] is a tiny herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae native to the alpine zone of the United States Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ivesia shockleyi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ Munz, Phillip A. (2003). Lake, Dianne (ed.). Sierra Alpine Wildflowers, Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers. California Natural History Guides (Revised ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 9780520236370.