Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla argyrocoma (Rydb.) Jeps. |
Synonyms | Horkelia argyrocoma Rydb. |
Ivesia argyrocoma (Rydb.) Rydb. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1400-2300m |
Description | densely silvery sericeous, leaves vermiculate, pinnate, 3-10cm long, segments densely imbricate, cyme often branched, petals obovate, long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California ) Mexico (Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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