Potentilla kingii
| Potentilla kingii | |
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| P. k. var. eremica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Potentilla |
| Species: | P. kingii
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| Binomial name | |
| Potentilla kingii (S.Watson) Greene
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Potentilla kingii, also known as King's mousetail, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.[1]
It is native to the southwestern United States, where it is known from eastern California, Nevada, and Utah.
Varieties
- Ivesia kingii var. kingii, the King's Mousetail, or the King's ivesia, is known from California, Nevada, and Utah.[2]
- Ivesia kingii var. eremica, the Ash Meadows Mousetail, or the Ash Meadows ivesia, is endemic to Ash Meadows in the Amargosa Desert, in Nye County, Nevada, on the California-Nevada border.[3] It is federally listed as a threatened species of the United States and is listed as a critically endangered and fully protected species by the State of Nevada.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Potentilla kingii (S.Watson) Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ NatureServe. "Ivesia kingii var. kingii". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ Ivesia kingii. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ USFWS. var. eremica. Species Profile.
- ^ Nevada Division of Natural Heritage (April 2025). "NDNH Current Track List". heritage.nv.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ "NAC: CHAPTER 527 - PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TIMBERED LANDS, TREES AND FLORA". www.leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
External links
Media related to Potentilla kingii at Wikimedia Commons