Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Myosurus minimus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Mousetail from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myosurus minimus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-12-001:
Myosurus minimus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mousetail
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mymi2_001_lvd
Each elongate receptacle (mouse tail) bears one flower at its base, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_mymi2_004_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_myosurus_minimus_1
April Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_myosurus_minimus_2
April Iredell County NC
The "mouse tail" will grow up to 6cm long in fruit, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Myosurus minimus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myosurus minimus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-12-001:
Myosurus minimus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
2847
Forb
Annual
Original distribution unclear
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it usually in disturbed areas, such as fields in floodplains, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
LEAVES:
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish
5 sepals
5 petals or petals absent
5-20 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Achene
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