PLANTS Profile for Myosurus apetalus var. borealis (bristly mousetail)

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Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore
bristly mousetail

Symbol:

MYAPB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore

Myosurus aristatus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore

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Synonyms:
Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore

	MYAR3	Myosurus aristatus auct. non Benth.
	MYMIA3	Myosurus minimus L. var. aristatus auct. non (Benth.) B. Boivin

Distribution:
Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore


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USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 5 species in Myosurus, 2 varieties in Myosurus apetalus C. Gay

Classification:
Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Myosurus L. – mousetail
Species	Myosurus apetalus C. Gay – bristly mousetail
Variety	Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore – bristly mousetail

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore

Myosurus aristatus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Myosurus apetalus C. Gay var. borealis Whittemore

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531443.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 02:02 AM CST