[Mouse-tails: The Genus Myosurus in Mt. Adams Country]

Least Mouse-tail, Tiny Mouse-tail, Common Mouse-tail

Myosurus minimus

Synonyms: Myosurus lepturus, Myosurus lepturus var. filiformus , Myosurus minimus ssp. major, Myosurus minimus var. filiformus, Myosurus minimus var. major

Common Mouse-tail, Least Mouse-tail, Tiny Mouse-tail: Myosurus minimus (Synonyms: Myosurus lepturus, Myosurus lepturus var. filiformus , Myosurus minimus ssp. major, Myosurus minimus var. filiformus, Myosurus minimus var. major)

Least mouse-tail blooming in a vernally moist swale at the North Breaks, Klickitat Wildlife Area......May 3, 2025.

Common Mouse-tail, Least Mouse-tail, Tiny Mouse-tail: Myosurus minimus (Synonyms: Myosurus lepturus, Myosurus lepturus var. filiformus , Myosurus minimus ssp. major, Myosurus minimus var. filiformus, Myosurus minimus var. major) - Common Mouse-tail, Least Mouse-tail, Tiny Mouse-tail: Myosurus minimus (Synonyms: Myosurus lepturus, Myosurus lepturus var. filiformus , Myosurus minimus ssp. major, Myosurus minimus var. filiformus, Myosurus minimus var. major) - Inflorescence of Common Mouse-tail, Least Mouse-tail, Tiny Mouse-tail: Myosurus minimus (Synonyms: Myosurus lepturus, Myosurus lepturus var. filiformus , Myosurus minimus ssp. major, Myosurus minimus var. filiformus, Myosurus minimus var. major)

Least mouse-tail as seen in wetlands along Kreps Lane, Conboy Lake NWR.........May, 19, 2007. Note the spur at the base of each sepal and the overlapping achenes arranged on the receptacle.
Paul Slichter