Ivesia
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Ivesia is also a synonym for the Nesticus
spider genus.
Ivesia is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family
known generally as mousetails. They are perennial herbs native to western North America, especially the western United States. Plants of this genus are sometimes treated as members of genus Potentilla
.
Species include:
Nesticus
Nesticus is a scaffold web spiders genus in the family Nesticidae found in America and Eurasia.- Species :* Nesticus abukumanus Yaginuma, 1979 — Japan* Nesticus afghanus Roewer, 1962 — Afghanistan...
spider genus.
Ivesia is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
known generally as mousetails. They are perennial herbs native to western North America, especially the western United States. Plants of this genus are sometimes treated as members of genus Potentilla
Potentilla
Potentilla is the genus of typical cinquefoils, containing about 500 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the rose family Rosaceae. They are generally Holarctic in distribution, though some may even be found in montane biomes of the New Guinea Highlands...
.
Species include:
- Ivesia apertaIvesia apertaIvesia aperta is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Sierra Valley mousetail. It is native to the High Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau of California and Nevada, where it grows in dry meadows on volcanic soils. This is a perennial herb forming tufts of narrow,...
- Sierra Valley mousetail - Ivesia argyrocomaIvesia argyrocomaIvesia argyrocoma is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name silverhair mousetail. It is native to the San Bernardino Mountains of southwestern San Bernardino County, California. A population is also known from Baja California in Mexico; this population may or may...
- silverhair mousetail - Ivesia arizonica - rock whitefeather
- Ivesia baileyiIvesia baileyiIvesia 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...
- Bailey's ivesia - Ivesia callidaIvesia callidaIvesia callida is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Tahquitz mousetail. It is endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains of Riverside County, California, where it is known from only two occurrences. The plant grows in cracks and crevices of the granite mountain...
- Tahquitz mousetail - Ivesia campestris - field mousetail
- Ivesia cryptocaulis - Charleston Peak mousetail
- Ivesia gordoniiIvesia gordoniiIvesia gordonii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Gordon's mousetail. It is native to the mountain ranges of the western United States from California to Montana. This is a tuft-forming perennial plant which grows in rocky areas. It produces a clump of...
- Gordon's ivesia - Ivesia jaegeriIvesia jaegeriIvesia jaegeri is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Jaeger's mousetail, or Jaeger's ivesia. It is native to the deserts of southwestern Nevada, and it is also known from two occurrences nearby in California. It grows in cracks and crevices in the...
- Jaeger's mousetail - Ivesia kingiiIvesia kingiiIvesia 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....
- King's mousetail - Ivesia longibracteataIvesia longibracteataIvesia longibracteata is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Castle Crags ivesia. It is endemic to Shasta County, California, where it is known only from Castle Crags...
- longbract mousetail - Ivesia lycopodioidesIvesia lycopodioidesIvesia lycopodioides is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name clubmoss mousetail, or clubmoss ivesia. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and to regions east of the range in California. It may also be found beyond the state line into Nevada...
- clubmoss mousetail - Ivesia muiriiIvesia muiriiIvesia muirii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name granite mousetail. It is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows on rocky slopes and cliffs....
- granite mousetail - Ivesia multifoliolata - manyleaf mousetail
- Ivesia paniculataIvesia paniculataIvesia paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Ash Creek mousetail, or Ash Creek ivesia. It is endemic to the Modoc Plateau of Lassen and Modoc Counties in the northeastern corner of California, where it is known only from the vicinity of Ash Valley....
- Ash Creek mousetail - Ivesia patellifera - Kingston Mountain mousetail
- Ivesia pickeringiiIvesia pickeringiiIvesia pickeringii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names silky mousetail and Pickering's ivesia. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of northern California where it is a plant of mountain meadows, often on serpentine soils. This is a perennial...
- silky mousetail - Ivesia pityocharis - Pine Nut Mountain mousetail
- Ivesia pygmaea - dwarf mousetail
- Ivesia rhypara - grimy mousetail
- Ivesia sabulosa - intermountain mousetail
- Ivesia santolinoidesIvesia santolinoidesIvesia santolinoides is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names Sierra mousetail and mousetail ivesia. It is endemic to California where it grows in several mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges.This is a perennial herb which can be...
- Sierra mousetail - Ivesia saxosaIvesia saxosaIvesia saxosa is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name rock mousetail, or rock ivesia. It is native to the mountains and deserts of central and southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in cracks and crevices in rock faces and slopes. This...
- rock mousetail - Ivesia sericoleucaIvesia sericoleucaIvesia sericoleuca is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Plumas mousetail, or Plumas ivesia. It is native to the northernmost part of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent Modoc Plateau in California. Its range may extend just into Nevada. This is a small...
- Plumas mousetail - Ivesia shockleyi - sky mousetail
- Ivesia tweedyi - Tweedy's mousetail
- Ivesia unguiculataIvesia unguiculataIvesia unguiculata is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Yosemite mousetail.-Description:This is a perennial herb forming tufts of erect leaves rosetted around stems up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are up to 15 centimeters long and are made up of several...
- Yosemite mousetail - Ivesia utahensis - Utah mousetail
- Ivesia webberiIvesia webberiIvesia webberi is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names wire mousetail and Webber's ivesia. It is native to the northernmost part of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent Modoc Plateau in California. Its range may extend just into Nevada. This is a small perennial...
- wire mousetail