| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla gordonii (Hook.) Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 106 (1887) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3600m |
| Description | taproot, basal leaves numerous, 2-7cm long, pinnate, segments pinnatilobate, lobes 2-8, obovate, 3-8mm long, petals obovate, 3-4mm long, flowers in head |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Horkelia chaetophora Rydb. Horkelia gordonii Hook. Ivesia chaetophora (Rydb.) Rydb. Ivesia gordonii (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray Potentilla gordonii var. chaetophora (Rydb.) Jeps. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |
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