Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla thurberi A.Gray ex Lehm. |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | glandular, basal leaves 5-7, palmatipinnate, outer sepals lanceolate, petals a little longer than calyx |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | dark red |
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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
thurberi atrorubens (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles, J. Washington Acad. Sci., 29: 481 (1939)
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