Potentilla californica

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

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 californica Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Sibbaldia californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Spreng.

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

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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]

References

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