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Potentilla furcata A.E.Porsild  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla furcata A.E.Porsild 
BibliographyBot. Southeast. Yukon: 224 (1951)
Native RangeAlaska to w. Canada
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatrocks
Altitude100-2400m
Descriptionbasal leaves palmatipinnate, petiolate, leaflets 3-5, oblong to obovate, incised-dentate, abaxially white lanate, adaxially green, inflorescence 7-12-flowered, petals 3-5mm
Size5-30cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsPotentilla hookeriana var. furcata (A.E.Porsild) Hultén
Potentilla rubricaulis var. furcata (A.E.Porsild) Soják
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
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