| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla rubricaulis Lehm. |
| Synonyms | Potentilla modesta Rydb. |
| Potentilla paucijuga Rydb. | |
| Potentilla saximontana Rydb. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-4100m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves quinate, leaflets 1-5cm long, pinnatisect, segments narrow, abaxially white tomentose, flowers few, petals 6-8mm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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