Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla ranunculoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Nestl. |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves quinate, leaflets thick, coriaceous, shiny, glabrous, with 3-6 obtuse teeth, flowers long pedicellate, to 25mm across., with orange centre |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Northern America
Mexico (Mexico Central , Mexico Northeast , Mexico Gulf , Mexico Southwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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