Ivesia lycopodioides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ivesia lycopodioides A. Gray

Clubmoss ivesia, Clubmoss mousetail

Ivesia lycopodioides is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~161 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. lycopodioides ... var. megalopetala ... var. scandularis
Genus:	Ivesia
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


POWO	Potentilla lycopodioides

Information about Ivesia lycopodioides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (IVLY) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).