Species

Myosurus minimus L.

Mousetail

Ranunculaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Genus: Myosurus (Mousetail)

Synonyms

Myosurus minimus

Related species

Myosurus minimus L. - Mousetail

Traits


    <b>Maximal 10&#8239;cm tall</b>, <b>annual</b>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>with many hooky spurs</b>, <b>greenish</b>. <span class="v1">floral-axis:</span> <b>elongate-cylindrical (more than 1&#8239;cm long)</b>. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> perigone. <...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Myosurus minimus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Myosurus minimus

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Myosurus minimus

Myosurus minimus

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, intensively used grassland, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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