Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Myosurus cupulatus is found in drier low to middle elevation areas that get periodic moisture. It is similar to Myosurus minimus, but the mature achenes of M. cupulatus have a white border or cup near the base of the beak that those of M. minimus lack. Both have oblanceolate to near linear leaves.
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Myosurus cupulatus, photo Russ Kleinman, Carolyn Dodson & Barbara Weintraub, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 2, 2010
Myosurus cupulatus, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Carolyn Dodson & Barbara Weintraub, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 2, 2010
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