Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla congesta (Douglas ex Hook.) Baill. |
Bibliography | Hist. Pl. 1: 369 (1869) |
Native Range | w. Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 100-700m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves hirsute, 3-8cm long, with 5-13 narrowly oblanceolate, apically 2-3-dentate segments, 2cm long, petals 5-6mm long, obovate, obtuse |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Horkelia congesta Douglas ex Hook. Horkelia congesta var. latiloba Howell ex Greene Horkelia congesta ssp. typica D.D.Keck Horkelia hirsuta Lindl. Horkelia pilosa Nutt. Potentilla congesta var. lobata Lemmon |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) |