Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Ivesia aperta is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Sierra Valley mousetail. It is native to the High Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau of California and Nevada, where it grows in dry meadows on volcanic soils.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

6 - 18 in Tall

Plant communities

Northern Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest