Biology:Ivesia kingii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Ivesia kingii | |
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var. eremica | |
Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Ivesia |
Species: | I. kingii
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Binomial name | |
Ivesia kingii S.Watson
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Synonyms | |
Potentilla kingii (S.Watson) Greene |
Ivesia kingii, sometimes reclassified as Potentilla kingii, is a species of flowering plant known by the common name King's mousetail.
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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivesia kingii.
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