| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla rupincola Osterh. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 256 (1899) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-3300m |
| Description | basal leaves on both faces bright shiny green, leaflets 5-7, ovate, with 3-5 pairs acute teeth, flowers in lax raceme |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Potentilla effusa var. rupincola (Osterh.) Th.Wolf |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |