Potentilla longibracteata, also known as Castle Crags ivesia and longbract mousetail, is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family.[2] It is endemic to Shasta County, California, where it is known only from Castle Crags. It grows in rocky granite habitat in the temperate coniferous forest.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Potentilla |
Species: | P. longibracteata
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Binomial name | |
Potentilla longibracteata (Ertter) Mosyakin & Shiyan
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Description
editPotentilla longibracteata is a perennial herb forming a glandular green tuft of foliage where it grows from crevices in granite rock. The leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long and are made up of several pairs of lobed leaflets. The inflorescence is a headlike cluster of several flowers 1 or 2 centimeters wide. Each flower is just under a centimeter long and has tiny pale yellow petals.
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ "Potentilla longibracteata (Ertter) Mosyakin & Shiyan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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