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Potentilla wheeleri

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Potentilla wheeleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. wheeleri
Binomial name
Potentilla wheeleri
Synonyms

Potentilla viscidula

Potentilla wheeleri is a species of cinquefoil known by the common name Kern cinquefoil[1] or Wheeler's cinquefoil.[2] It is native to the Sierra Nevada and nearby ranges of California and it has been reported from Arizona[1] and Baja California.[2] Its habitat includes moist areas in mountainous regions. This tuftlike plant produces spreading, decumbent stems with leaves sometimes arranged in a rosette about the caudex. The hairy stems reach a maximum length near 25 centimeters. The rough-haired leaves are palmate, each divided into five wedge-shaped leaflets which are lined or tipped with teeth. The inflorescence is a cyme of several flowers with yellow petals each a few millimeters long.

References

  1. ^ a b USDA Plants Profile
  2. ^ a b Jepson Manual Treatment

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