Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb. |
Bibliography | Monogr. N. Amer. Potent. 2: 197 (1898) |
Native Range | w. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1600-3000m |
Description | leaves pinnate, segments 9-13 pairs, orbiculate, sharply dentate, flowers 20cm across, numerous, in narrow cyme |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 | Potentilla fissa Nutt. Potentilla fissa var. major Torr. & A.Gray Potentilla glandulosa var. fissa (Nutt.) Th.Wolf Potentilla scopulorum Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |