Biology:Horkelia californica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Horkelia californica
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Horkelia
Species:
H. californica
Binomial name
Horkelia californica
Synonyms

Potentilla californica

Horkelia californica (syn: Potentilla californica), known by the common name California horkelia, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.

It is endemic to California , where it grows on scrubby coastal and inland mountain slopes, primarily in the California Coast Ranges and western Sierra Nevada foothills.

Description

Horkelia californica is a clumping perennial herb[1] producing erect green stems variable in height from 10 centimeters to over a meter. The green leaves are up to 40 centimeters long and are made up of hairy, rounded, toothed leaflets each up to 6 centimeters in length.

The inflorescence holds solitary and clustered flowers, each with toothed bractlets and thick, pointed sepals. There are five small white petals. Flowers bloom April to July.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q12840382 entry