Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla unguiculata (A.Gray) Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 107: t. 6560 (1881) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | silvery or grey hirsute, leaves in rosette, 7-15mm, leaflets 15-25 pairs, pinnate, segments 3-5mm, linear, stem leaves 3-6, inflorescence capitate, 5-10-flowered, flowers 6-9mm |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Horkelia unguiculata (A.Gray) Rydb. Ivesia unguiculata A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |