Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Mousetail from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

The tremendously elongated receptacle of the flower is easily mistaken for a spikelike inflorescence (such as of Plantago), per Weakley's Flora (2022)

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myosurus minimus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Ranunculus minimus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Myosurus minimus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-12-001:

Myosurus minimus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Myosurus minimus

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 (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_mymi2_004_lvd

        

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_myosurus_minimus_1

April    Iredell County    NC

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 (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).

 COMPARE Mousetail and Plantain

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Myosurus minimus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myosurus minimus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ranunculus minimus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Myosurus minimus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-12-001:
Myosurus minimus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Myosurus minimus