Status: Native
Synonyms:
Potentilla diffusa A. Gray
Potentilla effusa of authors
Potentilla hippiana Lehmann var. diffusa (A. Gray) Lehmann
Potentilla propinqua Rydberg
Potentilla hippiana is a prostate herb with pinnately divided serrate leaflets. The flowers are yellow and usually in small clusters. The petals have a minute notch at the apex (emarginate.) Potentilla hippiana grows in high elevation moist meadows and can form a ground cover.
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Potentilla hippiana, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, July 3, 2007
Potentilla hippiana, foliage, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Redstone turnoff, Aug. 4, 2007
Potentilla hippiana, in fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Oct. 5, 2008
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