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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} |
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| image = Myosurus minimus2 eF.jpg |
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|image_caption = ''[[Myosurus minimus]]'' |
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae |
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] |
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] |
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|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] |
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| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] |
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The genus '''''Myosurus''''', or ''' |
The genus '''''Myosurus''''', or '''mousetail''', belongs to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Ranunculaceae]]. It comprises about 15 species of annual scapose herbs. These herbs are nearly [[cosmopolitan distribution|cosmopolitan]] (lacking in eastern [[Asia]] and tropical regions), with a center of diversity in western [[North America]]. The flowers are easily recognised by bearing 6 [[stamen]]s with numerous [[ovary (plant)|ovaries]] on a stalk (accounting for the name "mousetail"). |
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*''[[Myosurus nitidus]]'' - western mousetail |
*''[[Myosurus nitidus]]'' - western mousetail |
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*''[[Myosurus sessilis]]'' - vernal pool mousetail |
*''[[Myosurus sessilis]]'' - vernal pool mousetail |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6434,6522 Jepson Manual Treatment] |
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6434,6522 Jepson Manual Treatment] |
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MYOSU USDA: North American Species] |
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MYOSU USDA: North American Species] |
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[[Category:Ranunculaceae genera]] |
[[Category:Ranunculaceae genera]] |
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[[Category:Flowers]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:35, 16 October 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ranunculoideae |
| Tribe: | Ranunculeae |
| Genus: | Myosurus L. |
The genus Myosurus, or mousetail, belongs to the family Ranunculaceae. It comprises about 15 species of annual scapose herbs. These herbs are nearly cosmopolitan (lacking in eastern Asia and tropical regions), with a center of diversity in western North America. The flowers are easily recognised by bearing 6 stamens with numerous ovaries on a stalk (accounting for the name "mousetail").
Selected species:
- Myosurus apetalus - bristly mousetail
- Myosurus cupulatus - Arizona mousetail
- Myosurus minimus - tiny mousetail
- Myosurus nitidus - western mousetail
- Myosurus sessilis - vernal pool mousetail
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