| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla kingii (S.Watson) Greene |
| Synonyms | Ivesia kingii S.Watson |
| Horkelia kingii (S.Watson) Rydb. | |
| Potentilla eremica Coville | |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 1200-2400m |
| Description | taproot, stems glabrous, basal leaves numerous, glabrous, pinnate, leaflets 20-25 pairs, crowded, 3-5mm long, pinnate into 2-4 ovate segments, flowers in narrow cyme |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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