familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Rosoideae
genusIvesia
sectionIvesia sect. Unguiculatae
speciesIvesia aperta
varietyIvesia aperta var. canina
Ivesia aperta var. canina
Brittonia 40: 398, fig. 1. 1988.
Common names: Dog Valley ivesia
Conservation concernEndemic
Stems decumbent to ascending. Flowers (10–) 20–120, fewer than 10 per glomerule, 8–12 mm diam.; hypanthium (3–) 3.5–5 mm diam.; petals narrowly to broadly obovate, usually 4–7 mm, ± equal to sepals; filaments 2–4 mm; styles 3–4 mm.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Dry meadows, edges of seeps, slopes, and flats, on vernally saturated volcanic soil, in sagebrush and grass communities, conifer woodlands
Elevation: 1600–2000 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Variety canina is known only from the Dog Valley area, Sierra County, California, and adjacent Washoe County, Nevada.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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not carunculate +
aggregated +
brown +
vertical +
perigynous +
yellow +
dehiscent +
truncate to emarginate;rounded +
cylindric +
sheathing +
strigose +
foliaceous +
developed +
coriaceous +
absent +
reduced +
absent +
elongate +
glabrous +
odd-pinnate +
not paired +
developed +
vestigial +
lobed +
hanging +
Dog Valley ivesia +
lateral +
aggregated +
absent +
lanceolate +
filiform +
capitate +
arranged +
carunculate +
deciduous +
glabrous +
1;20 +
rugose +
aggregated +
sparse +
fascicles +
Dry meadows, edges of seeps, slopes, and flats, on vernally saturated volcanic soil, in sagebrush and grass communities, conifer woodlands +
abundant +
persistent +
1mm;2mm +
cupulate +
fleshy +
wide;2.5mm;4mm +
(10-)20-250-flowered +
axillary +
crassinucellate +
compound +
winter-marcescent +
basal +
palmate +
overlapping +
oriented +
lobed +
verticillate +
absent +
aggregated +
basal +
straight +
absent +
perigynous +
light yellow +
reflexed +
obovate +
equal +
absent +
1;250 +
Brittonia +
1988 +
not arillate +
2;1 +
green +
persistent +
usually shorter +
capitate +
persistent +
adnate +
absent +
linear;lanceolate or elliptic +
jointed +
deciduous +
distinct +
subterminal +
filiform +
rough-thickened +
fusiform +
slender;stout +
fleshy +
Ivesia aperta var. canina +
Ivesia aperta +
variety +
indistinct +
developed +
absent +
inconspicuous +
enlarged +
fleshy +
unarmed +
perennial +
aromatic +