Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla ostleri (Ertter) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-2500m |
Description | basal leaves terete, 5-10cm, pinnate, leaflets 7-15 pairs, pinnate, ultimate segments elliptic or oblong, sparsely glandular, flowers numerous in cyme, corolla 5-10mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | - |
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 cuttings in late summer and in fall |
Synonyms | Ivesia shockleyi var. ostleri Ertter, Syst. Bot. 14: 237 (1989) Potentilla shockleyi var. ostleri (Ertter) Mosyakin & Shiyan |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |