Ivesia aperta var. canina

Dog valley ivesia, Dog Valley Ivesia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Dog valley ivesia is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in Dog Valley, eastern Sierra County, in dry, rocky meadows on volcanic soils at elevations of 1,600 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white to cream-colored flowers approximately 4 to 7 millimeters long with obovate petals. Growing with decumbent to ascending stems, it forms low-spreading clusters generally less than 10 flowers across. Its leaves are finely divided, creating delicate, feathery foliage that spreads close to the ground. The plant's compact growth and adaptation to rocky, high-elevation meadows make it a distinctive alpine perennial.

Habitat: Dry, rocky meadows, generally volcanic soils

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1600-2000 m

Bioregions: n SNH (Dog Valley, e Sierra Co.).

California counties: Sierra, Nevada

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