Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla rhyolitica Ertter |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2600-2900m |
Description | basal leaves ternate, petiolate, middle leaflet obovate, incised-dentate, grey-green, long hirsute, flowers 1-10, sepals 3-5mm, acute, petals obcordate, 3-7mm |
Size | 2-20cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 cuttings in late summer and in fall |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
rhyolitica chiricahuensis Ertter, ibid.
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