| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla ovina J.M.Macoun |
| Synonyms | Potentilla wyomingensis A.Nelson |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 1500-3800m |
| Description | sericeous, basal leaves numerous, shortly petiolate, pinnate, leaflets 9-12 pairs, 5-12mm, pinnatipartite, segments linear, cyme 3-7-flowered, petals 5-7mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Oregon , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
ovina decurrens (S.Watson) S.L.Welsh & B.C.Johnston, Great Basin Naturalist 42: 30 (1982)
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