| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla purpurascens (S.Watson) Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 105 (1887) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1400-3100m |
| Description | grey hirsute, basal leaves 7-17cm, leaflets 15-30 pairs, 3-10mm, pinnatilobate, inflorescence open cyme, flowers 10-15mm across, petals 3-7mm long, oblanceolate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 | Horkelia pinetorum (Coville) Rydb. Horkelia purpurascens S.Watson Horkelia purpurascens var. pinetorum (Coville) Smiley Horkeliella pinetorum (Coville) Rydb. Horkeliella purpurascens (S.Watson) Rydb. Ivesia purpurascens (S.Watson) D.D.Keck Ivesia purpurascens ssp. typica D.D.Keck Potentilla purpurascens var. pinetorum Coville |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |