Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla dombeyi Nestl. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Potentilla: 38 (1816) |
Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3700-4300m |
Description | leaves tripartite or trilobate, segments broadly ovate, 12mm long, deeply dentate, softly hirsute, flowers 1cm across, in small cluster |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 incisifolia Ruiz & Pav. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |