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Potentilla micheneri

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Potentilla micheneri

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. micheneri
Binomial name
Potentilla micheneri
Greene
Synonyms
List
  • Horkelia micheneri (Greene) Rydb.
  • Horkelia fusca var. tenuiloba Torr.
  • Horkelia tenuiloba (Torr.) A.Gray
  • Potentilla stenoloba Greene
  • Potentilla tenuiloba (Torr.) Greene
  • Potentilla tenuiloba var. micheneri Jeps.

Potentilla micheneri is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.[2] It is known by the common names Santa Rosa oceanspray,[1] Santa Rosa horkelia and thin-lobed horkelia and is endemic to California, where it is known only from the coastal hills and mountains north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a plant of chaparral habitat.[1]

Description

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Potentilla micheneri is a perennial herb producing a low mat of hairy, glandular green foliage around a woody base. The leaves are cylindrical or somewhat flat, often tapering to a point, and each is made up of several densely packed pairs of hairy leaflets. The inflorescence is an array of flowers atop an erect stalk, each flower made up of five pointed green sepals and five white petals. At the center of the flower is a cone of stamens tipped with reddish anthers around many pistils. It flowers in May.[3][better source needed] It is threatened by trampling, trail maintenance, and development.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d NatureServe (2 June 2023). "Horkelia tenuiloba". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Potentilla micheneri Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ^ Horkelia tenuiloba iNaturalist
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