Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla thurberi A.Gray ex Lehm. |
Bibliography | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 318 (1854) |
Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico and n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | glandular, basal leaves 5-7, palmatipinnate, outer sepals lanceolate, petals a little longer than calyx |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | dark red |
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 rubida L.O.Williams |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |