Ivesia kingii var. eremica

(Coville) Ertter

Syst. Bot. 14: 244. 1989.

Common names: Ash Meadows ivesia
Conservation concernEndemic
Basionym: Potentilla eremica Coville Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 76. 1892
Synonyms: Ivesia eremica (Coville) Rydberg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 239. Mentioned on page 237, 238.

Plants silvery; caudices often much branched. Basal leaves: petioles of inner leaves with dense, ascending hairs 1–1.5 mm; leaflets 30–60 per side, tightly overlapping, mostly not individually distinguishable, densely sericeous or villous. Inflorescences 5–30-flowered, 1–6 cm diam.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Damp alkali-crusted flats, in saltbush communities
Elevation: 600–700 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety eremica is known only from Ash Meadows, Nye County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.