Biology:Ivesia baileyi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ivesia baileyi
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Ivesia
Species:
I. baileyi
Binomial name
Ivesia baileyi
S.Wats.

Ivesia baileyi is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Bailey's ivesia.

It is native to the Modoc Plateau of northeastern California and adjacent sections of Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho, as well as the northern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. It grows in volcanic rocky habitat, often growing from crevices in sheer rock faces.

Description

Ivesia baileyi is a perennial herb forming clumps of green foliage, sometimes hanging from crevices where it has rooted. The leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and made up of several pairs of toothed leaflets.

The inflorescence is an open cyme of several tiny flowers with white, cream, or yellowish petals about 2 millimeters long.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6098793 entry