Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla heterosepala Fritsch |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11: 314 (1889) |
Native Range | Mexico to Guatemala, Colombia |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-4100m |
Description | basal leaves alternate, ternate, long petiolate, leaflets ovate. 1-2cm, pubescent, cuneate, rounded, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers 4-8 in corymb, petals 5-10mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
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 donnel-smithii Focke Potentilla heterosepala var. guatemalensis Fritsch Potentilla heterosepala var. mexicana Fritsch |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (GUA Guatemala) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |