Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla crinita A.Gray |
Bibliography | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 4(1): 41 (1849) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 2000-2600m |
Description | stems sericeous-pilose, basal leaves numerous, pinnate, abaxially sericeous-lanate, leaflets 11-15, approximate, conduplicate, sepals lanceolate, petals obovate, emarginate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Ivesia lemmonii S.Watson Potentilla crinita var. lemmonii (S.Watson) Kearney & Peebles Potentilla lemmonii (S.Watson) Greene Potentilla vallicola Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |