Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla furcata A.E.Porsild |
Bibliography | Bot. Southeast. Yukon: 224 (1951) |
Native Range | Alaska to w. Canada |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 100-2400m |
Description | basal leaves palmatipinnate, petiolate, leaflets 3-5, oblong to obovate, incised-dentate, abaxially white lanate, adaxially green, inflorescence 7-12-flowered, petals 3-5mm |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 hookeriana var. furcata (A.E.Porsild) Hultén Potentilla rubricaulis var. furcata (A.E.Porsild) Soják |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) |