| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla wheeleri S.Watson |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 148 (1876) |
| Native Range | s. California |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1800-3500m |
| Description | basal leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 5, cuneate or obovate, sericeous, with few large, apical teeth, cyme lax branched, petals 4-5mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Potentilla viscidula (Rydb.) Rydb. Potentilla wheeleri var. paupercula Jeps. Potentilla wheeleri var. typica Munz & I.M.Johnst. Potentilla wheeleri var. viscidula Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |