Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla pseudosericea Rydb. |
Bibliography | Monogr. N. Amer. Potent. 2: 98 (1898) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3200-3600m |
Description | grey sericeous, leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 5-9, 1-2cm long, obovate, pinnatipartite, segments linear, cymes few flowered, petals obovate, 4-5mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Potentilla pseudosericea var. grandiflora Th.Wolf |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |