familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Rosoideae
genusIvesia
sectionIvesia sect. Unguiculatae
speciesIvesia kingii
varietyIvesia kingii var. eremica
Ivesia kingii var. eremica
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
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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
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Lower Taxa
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