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Potentilla hookeriana Lehm.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla hookeriana Lehm. 
BibliographyIndex Seminum [HBG, Hamburgensis] 1849: 10 (1849)
Native Rangew. Canada to w. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1400-3900m
Descriptionleaves abaxially grey tomentose, ternate, leaflets oblong-obovate, 7-20mm long, coarsely dentate, cyme 3-7-flowered, lax, petals 4-6mm long
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsPotentilla nivea ssp. hookeriana (Lehm.) Hiitonen
Potentilla nivea var. hookeriana (Lehm.) Th.Wolf
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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