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U.S. Forest Service


Critically Imperiled Plant Profile (Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)

Ivesia callida. The genus Ivesia, in the rose family (Rosaceae), consists of about thirty species of western North America; many are narrowly distributed California endemics. Photo by Jordan Zylstra.

Ivesia callida range map. Ivesia callida range map.

Ivesia callida, Tahquitz mousetail

Threats

  • There are no known threats.

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

Additional Photos

Ivesia callida. Ivesia callida. Photo by Thomas Stoughton. Photo by Jordan Zylstra.

Ivesia callida. The plants grow in cracks in granodiorite outcrops at about 8,000 feet elevation. Photo by Jordan Zylstra.

Ivesia callida. Endemic to a small area in the southern mountains of California, Ivesia callida is known from two existing occurrences in the San Jacinto Wilderness area of Riverside County.  Each contains an estimated 10,000 plants. Photo by Jordan Zylstra.