| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Sibbaldia tridentata (Aiton) Paule & Soják |
| Synonyms | Potentilla tridentata Aiton |
| Potentilla retusa O.F.Müll. | |
| Sibbaldia retusa (O.F.Müll.) T.Erikss. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | basal leaves ternate, leaflets rigid, oblong-lanceolate, entire, except of three denticles at truncate apex, glabrous, cyme few flowered, bracts lanceolate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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 cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Alberta , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , North Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Georgia , Maryland , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ROSACEAE
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