Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla shockleyi (S.Watson) Jeps. |
Synonyms | Ivesia shockleyi S.Watson |
Horkelia shockleyi (S.Watson) Rydb. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1700-4000m |
Description | green, leaves 2-8cm, leaflets 5-10 pairs, segments 3-5, 1-5mm, oblanceolate to obovate, stem leaf 1, bracteolate, inflorescence open, 5-10-flowered, flowers 5-10mm across |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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