Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla macounii Rydb. |
Bibliography | Monogr. N. Amer. Potent. 2: 101 (1898) |
Native Range | Alberta to Montana |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2200m |
Description | stems sericeous lanate, basal leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, sericeous, cuneate, 1cm long, pinnatifid, segments oblong, flowers in cyme, petals 5-7mm long |
Size | 4-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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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 concinna ssp. macounii (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana) |