Potentilla sericata

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Potentilla sericata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. sericata
Binomial name
Potentilla sericata
Synonyms
  • Horkelia sericataS.Watson
  • Horkelia laxiflora(Drew) Rydb.
  • Potentilla laxifloraDrew

Potentilla sericata, commonly known as silky horkelia, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. [1] It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in the chaparral and forest, often on serpentine soils.

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Description

Potentilla sericata is a perennial herb growing in small tufts of erect leaves and stems. The leaves are 3 to 15 centimeters long and are each made up of herringbonelike rows of small, tightly packed leaflets. The green leaflets bear long, silky white hairs, giving the plant a silvery green look. The green, brown, or reddish stems reach up to 50 centimeters long and bear loose inflorescences of many flowers. The flower has small green sepals covered in luxuriant white hairs, and white or pink-tinted petals with two-lobed tips.

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References

  1. "Potentilla sericata (S.Watson) Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-10.