Ivesia kingii var. kingii

Alkali ivesia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Alkali ivesia is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native perennial found in northern Southeastern Sierra Nevada in moist alkaline clay habitats at elevations of 1,200 to 2,100 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white flowers 8 to 12 millimeters wide in small, loose clusters with generally fewer than 5 flowers. Growing with decumbent to ascending stems 15 to 40 centimeters tall, it forms a rosetted plant with a generally simple caudex. Its compound leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters long, featuring 30 to 50 leaflets on each side with short, oblanceolate to obovate lobes 2 to 6 millimeters long. The fruits are smooth, light brown, and 2 to 2.5 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Moist alkaline clay

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1200-2100 m

Bioregions: n SNE

California counties: Inyo, Mono

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