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Potentilla hendersonii

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Potentilla hendersonii

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. hendersonii
Binomial name
Potentilla hendersonii
(Howell) J.T.Howell
Synonyms
  • Horkelia hendersonii Howell

Potentilla hendersonii, commonly known as Henderson's horkelia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family.[1] It is known from four populations in southern Oregon, including Mount Ashland, and one population south of the border in Siskiyou County, California.[2] It is a resident of dry forest habitat in the granite soils of the Klamath Mountains.

Description

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Potentilla hendersonii grows as a perennial herb producing a low mat of hairy, glandular gray-green foliage about a woody base. The leaves are cylindrical and sometimes tapering to a point, growing erect in a patch around the caudex. Each leaf is 3 to 8 centimeters long and is made up of densely spaced pairs of minutely toothed leaflets. The leaflets are coated in silky hairs. The inflorescence is a dense array flowers atop an erect stalk, each flower made up of five hairy, pointed sepals and five smaller, more delicate white petals.

Threats

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Although few populations of the plant are known to exist, they are not in imminent danger of destruction and a federal listing as an endangered or threatened species was declined in 2003.[2] The Mount Ashland populations of this plant are sometimes threatened by recreational activities at that site, including skiing and maintenance of ski facilities, and off-road vehicle use.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Potentilla hendersonii (Howell) J.T.Howell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ^ a b c Federal Register Vol 68, No 26. February 7, 2003.
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