Myosurus minimus L.
(Mousetail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyosurus minimus (Mousetail)
FamilyRANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Myosurus minimus (Mousetail) :
1: Myosurus minimus (Mousetail)
18 Apr 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Tiny plant found while weeding garden in sandy soil with Hairy Bittercress
Image 1: Plant - dark backgroundImage 2: Plant - grey backgroundImage 3: Plant - grey background (2)Image 4: Plant - pale background
2: Myosurus minimus (Mousetail)
29 Apr 2001 OSGR: ST74 51° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
in garden
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Myosurus minimus (Mousetail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myosurus minimus (Mousetail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Myosurus minimus (Mousetail)

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