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Potentilla gordonii

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Potentilla gordonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. gordonii
Binomial name
Potentilla gordonii
Synonyms
  • Horkelia gordonii Hook.
  • Ivesia gordonii (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray

Potentilla gordonii, commonly known as Gordon's mousetail, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.[1] It is native to the mountain ranges of the western United States from California to Montana.

Description

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Potentilla gordonii is a tuft-forming perennial plant which grows in rocky areas. It produces a clump of erect stems and tail-like leaves. Each leaf is a thick, rounded strip of small, green, lobed leaflets which overlap. The thin, naked stems reach 5–25 centimetres (2.0–9.8 in) tall.[2] They bear hairy, glandular inflorescences of clustered flowers. Each flower has five yellow-green triangular sepals and five tiny spoon-shaped yellow petals. In the mouth of the flower are five stamens and a few thready pistils.

References

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  1. ^ "Potentilla gordonii (Hook.) Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ Blackwell, Laird R. (2006). Great Basin Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of the High Deserts of Nevada, Utah, and Oregon (A Falcon Guide) (1st ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Morris Book Publishing, LLC. p. 166. ISBN 0-7627-3805-7. OCLC 61461560.
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