Potentilla gordonii

Potentilla gordonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. gordonii
Binomial name
	Potentilla gordonii; (Hook.) Greene
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

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

^ "Potentilla gordonii (Hook.) Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
^ 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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[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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