Ivesia kingii
Ivesia kingii, sometimes reclassified as Potentilla kingii, is a species of flowering plant known by the common name King's mousetail.
| Ivesia kingii | |
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| var. eremica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Ivesia |
| Species: | I. kingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ivesia kingii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Potentilla kingii (S.Watson) Greene | |
It is native to the southwestern United States, where it is known from eastern California, Nevada, and Utah.
One variety of this species, var. eremica, is endemic to Ash Meadows in the Amargosa Desert, in Nye County, Nevada, on the California-Nevada border.[1] It is federally listed as a threatened species of the United States.[2]
References
- Ivesia kingii. The Nature Conservancy.
- USFWS. var. eremica. Species Profile.
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