Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla brownii (Rydb.) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | stems ramose, glandular, basal leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 7-9 pairs, cuneate, 5-12mm, densely shortly lanate, on apex incised, flowers in lax cyme, petals cuneate |
Size | 10-45cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Horkelia brownii Rydb., N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 276 (1908) Horkelia fusca var. brownii (Rydb.) Ertter & Reveal Potentilla douglasii var. brownii (Rydb.) Mosyakin & Shiyan |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |