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Photo by Tony Frates; sheriff_woody_pct; evolvulux; zharkikh
Tony Frates; Matt Berger; evolvulux; Andrey Zharkikh
Utah Ivesia
Ivesia utahensis
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S2
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Phenology
Flowers in August.
Diagnostic characteristics
This species is distinguishable by its highly dissected with 30-40 leaflets as well as white petalled flowers with five stamens and a cup-shaped hypathium. A similar species is Ivesia lycopodiodies, which likely shares a common ancestor that was once found across the Great Basin region but now is separated into two species of which I. utahensis has white petals while I. lycopodidies has yellow.
Species range
Endemic to the central Wasatch Range and west Uinta Mountains of north-central Utah in Salt Lake, Wasatch, Utah, Weber, Duchesne, and Summit counties.
Threats or limiting factors
Main threats to this species are from recreation and grazing related impacts to habitat. Climate change is also a threat due to rapid snowmelt and drought.
