| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla sericata (S.Watson) Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 104 (1887) |
| Native Range | Oregon to California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 100-1200m |
| Description | basal leaves cylindrical, densely sericeous-hirsute, pinnate, segments elliptic, 2-8mm, lobate, lobes 1mm, flowers solitary, 1cm across, petals narrowly obcordate |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| 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 laxiflora (Drew) Rydb. Horkelia sericata S.Watson Potentilla laxiflora Drew |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |