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Potentilla atrorubens Rydb.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla atrorubens Rydb. 
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 11 (1897)
Native RangeArizona to New Mexico
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude1800-2900m
Descriptionstems finely pubescent, basal leaves long petiolate, palmati 5-7-merous, leaflets glabrous or sericeous, obovate, coarsely serrate, flowers in lax, ramose cyme, corolla 15mm
Size40-70cm
Colordeep red-purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsPotentilla thurberi Rothr.
Potentilla thurberi var. atrorubens (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)
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