Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla flavescens (Rydb.) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 700-2000m |
Description | stems procumbent, basal leaves flat, 5-10cm, hirsute, leaflets 2-5pairs, elliptic or oblong, 5-20mm, entire or lobate, flowers in cluster, petals broadly oblanceolate |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Horkelia flavescens Rydb., Monogr. N. Amer. Potent. 2: 138 (1898) Horkelia tridentata ssp. flavescens (Rydb.) D.D.Keck Horkelia tridentata var. flavescens (Rydb.) Ertter & Reveal Potentilla tilingii var. flavescens (Rydb.) J.T.Howell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |