Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Argentina subarctica Rydb. |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 354 (1908) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to c. Canada |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | basal leaves pinnate, leaflets 15-19, dark green, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially densely white tomentose, deeply serrate, teeth narrowly lanceolate, petals orbiculate, 8mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 anserina ssp. yukonensis (Hultén) Soják ex Elven & D.F.Murray Potentilla anserina var. yukonensis (Hultén) B.Boivin Potentilla egedii ssp. yukonensis (Hultén) Hultén Potentilla subarctica Rydb. Potentilla yukonensis Hultén |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) |