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Potentilla richardii Lehm.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla richardii Lehm. 
BibliographyIndex Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1849: 6 (1849)
Native RangeMexico
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems adpressed hirsute, basal leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-7, hirsute, cuneate, incised or coarsely dentate, stem leaves similar, smaller, petals obcordate, 8mm
Size10-20cm
Color
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall
Territory7 Northern America
     79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest)
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