Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla sabulosa M.E.Jones |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 680 (1895) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2700m |
Description | grey-green, basal leaves 7-25cm, pinnate, segments numerous, flabellate, 3-14mm, incised, lobes 2-3, oblanceolate, densely shortly lanate, flowers 9-14mm, petals linear |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Comarella sabulosa (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Horkelia mutabilis Brandegee Horkelia sabulosa (M.E.Jones) L.O.Williams Ivesia mutabilis (Brandegee) Rydb. Ivesia sabulosa (M.E.Jones) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |