| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla rubra Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl. |
| Bibliography | Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 7: 292 (1816) |
| Native Range | Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | thick taproot, stems grey sericeous, basal leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 5-7, narrowly oblong, entire, 2-4cm, abaxially silvery, adaxially glabrous, petals 8mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | deep purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Potentilla comaroides var. fusca (Schltdl.) Lehm. Potentilla comaroides var. stenodactyla Th.Wolf Potentilla fusca Schltdl. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) |