Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla richardii Lehm. |
Bibliography | Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1849: 6 (1849) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems adpressed hirsute, basal leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-7, hirsute, cuneate, incised or coarsely dentate, stem leaves similar, smaller, petals obcordate, 8mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) |