Ivesia lycopodioides var. megalopetala

Clubmoss ivesia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Clubmoss ivesia is a California native perennial found in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains in wet meadows at elevations of 2,300 to 3,700 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces white to cream-colored flowers with widely obovate petals 3 to 5 millimeters long. Growing with stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it forms dense, low-growing clusters characteristic of alpine meadow environments. Its finely divided leaves extend 4 to 15 centimeters long, with delicate oblanceolate lobes 2 to 8 millimeters in length that are nearly glabrous. The plant's compact growth and intricate leaf structure make it a distinctive component of high-elevation Sierra Nevada mountain meadows.

Habitat: Wet meadows

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 2300-3700 m

Bioregions: c&amps SNH.

California counties: Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne, Tulare, Fresno, Mariposa

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