Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla shockleyi (S.Watson) Jeps. |
Bibliography | Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 492 (1925) |
Native Range | Oregon to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1700-4000m |
Description | green, leaves 2-8cm, leaflets 5-10 pairs, segments 3-5, 1-5mm, oblanceolate to obovate, stem leaf 1, bracteolate, inflorescence open, 5-10-flowered, flowers 5-10mm across |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Horkelia shockleyi (S.Watson) Rydb. Ivesia shockleyi S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |