Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla kelloggii (Greene) Greene |
Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 101 (1887) |
Native Range | w. California |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | densely grey sericeous, eglandular, stems ascendent, leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-10 pairs, obovate, dentate, 10-25mm, inflorescence dense, flowers in clusters, corolla 12-17mm |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 californica var. sericea W.H.Brewer & S.Watson Horkelia cuneata var. sericea (A.Gray) Ertter & Reveal Horkelia cuneata ssp. sericea (A.Gray) D.D.Keck Horkelia kelloggii Greene Horkelia sericea (A.Gray) Rydb. Potentilla lindleyi var. sericea (A.Gray) J.T.Howell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |