Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla patellifera J.T.Howell |
Synonyms | Ivesia patellifera (J.T.Howell) Ertter |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1400-2200m |
Description | green, leaves 5-12cm, flat, leaflets 2-3 pairs, remote, 5-20mm, orbiculate, evenly dentate or lobate, inflorescence open, flowers 5-10mm, petals 2-3mm long, oblanceolate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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