| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla cristae Ferlatte & Strother |
| Bibliography | Madrońo 37: 190 (1990) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 1800-2800m |
| Description | glandular, stems adpressed hirsute, leaves ternate, leaflets orbiculate, lobate, unequally dentate, sparsely hirsute, flowers 5-7 in cyme, petals 3-6mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |