Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla jepsonii Ertter |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 202 (2008) |
Native Range | Yukon to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2500-3700m |
Description | basal leaves pinnate, petiolate, leaflets 2-3-pairs, oblanceolate-elliptic to narrowly obovate, margins revolute, incised-dentate, abaxially long white hirsute, flowers 3-12 |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 | Potentilla litoralis var. ovium (Jeps.) Soják Potentilla pensylvanica var. ovium Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) |