Kingdom Plantae Family Rosaceae Scientific name Potentilla grayi | Order Rosales Genus Potentilla Rank Species | |
People also search for Potentilla cristae, Potentilla rimicola | ||
Potentilla grayi is a species of cinquefoil known by the common name Gray's cinquefoil.
Contents
Description
Potentilla grayi is a small upright plant growing 10 to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are ternate, divided into three leaflets. Each leaflet is roughly oval in shape and has usually seven blunt teeth along the edges. The inflorescence is a cyme of one to five flowers each with five yellow petals.
Distribution
Potentilla grayi is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in high mountain meadows.
References
Potentilla grayi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA