Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla sericata (S.Watson) Greene |
Synonyms | Horkelia sericata S.Watson |
Horkelia laxiflora (Drew) Rydb. | |
Potentilla laxiflora Drew | |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 100-1200m |
Description | basal leaves cylindrical, densely sericeous-hirsute, pinnate, segments elliptic, 2-8mm, lobate, lobes 1mm, flowers solitary, 1cm across, petals narrowly obcordate |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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