Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla puberula Greene |
Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 102 (1887) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 70-900m |
Description | viscid-pubescent, basal leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, to 3cm, cuneate-oblong, dentate, inflorescence open, flowers solitary, pedicellate, petals oblanceolate, 4-8mm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and in fall |
Synonyms | Horkelia cuneata var. puberula (Rydb.) Ertter & Reveal Horkelia cuneata ssp. puberula (Rydb.) D.D.Keck Horkelia puberula Rydb. Potentilla kelloggii var. puberula (Rydb.) Hoover Potentilla lindleyi var. puberula (Rydb.) Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |