familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Rosoideae
genusIvesia
sectionIvesia sect. Unguiculatae
speciesIvesia kingii
varietyIvesia kingii var. kingii
Ivesia kingii var. kingii
IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
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Plants usually grayish green to silvery; caudices simple or few branched. Basal leaves: petioles of inner leaves usually glabrous, sometimes with sparse to dense, appressed or ascending hairs 0.5–2 mm; leaflets 15–40 per side, loosely to tightly overlapping, individually ± distinguishable, glabrous or ± sericeous or villous. Inflorescences 10–100-flowered, 2–12 cm diam.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Damp alkali-crusted valley bottoms, in saltbush and saltgrass communities
Elevation: 1200–2400 m
Distribution
Calif., Nev., Utah.
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Variety kingii is found across the Great Basin from eastern California to western Utah.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.