Potentilla californica

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Potentilla californica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. californica
Binomial name
Potentilla californica
(Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene
Synonyms
  • Horkelia californicaCham. & Schltdl.
  • Sibbaldia californica(Cham. & Schltdl.) Spreng.

Potentilla californica, also known as California horkelia, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. [1]

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It is endemic to California, where it grows on scrubby coastal and inland mountain slopes, primarily in the California Coast Ranges and western Sierra Nevada foothills.

Description

Potentilla californica is a clumping perennial herb [2] producing erect green stems variable in height from 10 centimeters to over a meter. The green leaves are up to 40 centimeters long and are made up of hairy, rounded, toothed leaflets each up to 6 centimeters in length.

The inflorescence holds solitary and clustered flowers, each with toothed bractlets and thick, pointed sepals. There are five small white petals. Flowers bloom April to July. [2]

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References

  1. "Potentilla californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  2. 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.

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