| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla plattensis Nutt. |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 439 (1840) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 300-2900m |
| Description | leaves pinnatipartite, segments 7-17, oblong, deeply lobate, petiolate, stem leaves alternate, sessile, flowers in branched inflorescence, corolla crateriform, petals oblong |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 | Ivesia pinnatifida S.Watson Potentilla plattensis var. genuina Th.Wolf Potentilla plattensis var. leucophylla Greene Potentilla plattensis var. pedicellata A.Nelson Potentilla plattensis f. platyloba Th.Wolf Potentilla plattensis f. stenoloba Th.Wolf |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NWT Northwest Territories) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |