Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla bolanderi (A.Gray) Greene |
Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 103 (1887) |
Native Range | California to Baja California Norte |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 400-2800m |
Description | white pilose, stems sparsely leafy, basal leaves 4-8cm, leaflets 8-12 pairs, uppermost leaflets connate, the others cuneate, cyme subcapitate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
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 bolanderi A.Gray Horkelia bolanderi ssp. typica D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |