Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla howellii Greene |
Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 104 (1887) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 60-1200m |
Description | basal leaves subcylindrical, pinnate, segments overlaping, elliptic to flabellate, 4-10mm, inflorescence open, flowers solitary, 1cm across, petals narrowly obcordate |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 howellii (Greene) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |