Ivesia shockleyi, the sky mousetail,[1] is a tiny herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae native to the alpine zone of the United States Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2]
| Ivesia shockleyi | |
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| Ivesia shockleyi in White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, USA at elevation 3595 m (11800 ft) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Ivesia |
| Species: | I. shockleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ivesia shockleyi S.Watson
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References edit
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ivesia shockleyi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Munz, Phillip A. (2003). Lake, Dianne (ed.). Sierra Alpine Wildflowers, Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers. California Natural History Guides (Revised ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 9780520236370.