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Potentilla marinensis

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Potentilla marinensis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. marinensis
Binomial name
Potentilla marinensis
(Elmer) J.T.Howell
Synonyms
  • Horkelia bolanderi var. marinensis Elmer
  • Horkelia marinensis (Elmer) Crum ex D.D. Keck
  • Potentilla kelloggii var. marinensis (Elmer) Jeps.

Potentilla marinensis, commonly known as Point Reyes horkelia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family.[2] It is endemic to the California coastline, where it is known from about Fort Bragg to near Santa Cruz. It grows on beaches and in other sandy coastal areas.

Description

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Potentilla marinensis is a perennial herb growing in low, dense patches. The leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and are made up of toothed, hairy, gray-green leaflets each around a centimeter long. The foliage is glandular and strongly scented. The plant produces green to reddish-green stems up to 30 centimeters long which bear inflorescences of dense clustered flowers. Each flower has minute bractlets under reddish-green, fuzzy sepals. The petals are generally white and narrow with rounded ends. The center of the flower contains a ring of stamens around a patch of 20 to 30 pistils.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ "Potentilla marinensis (Elmer) J.T.Howell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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