| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla megalopetala (Rydb.) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2300-3700m |
| Description | thick taproot, basal leaves numerous, 3-8cm, glandular-pubescent, pinnate, leaflets minute, crowded, 2-4 subcapitate, flowers ca. 1cm, petals obovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and in fall |
| Synonyms | Horkelia gordonii var. megalopetala Rydb., Monogr. N. Amer. Potent. 2: 152 (1898) Ivesia lycopodioides var. megalopetala (Rydb.) Ertter & Reveal Ivesia lycopodioides ssp. megalopetala (Rydb.) D.D.Keck Ivesia megalopetala (Rydb.) Rydb. Potentilla gordonii var. megalocephala (Rydb.) Jeps. Potentilla lycopodioides var. megalopetala (Rydb.) J.T.Howell |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |