Potentilla gracilis var. owyheensis Ertter & Mansfield

, Madroño 54(2): 181 (180-184; fig. 1) (2007). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60446780-2
Species Name
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook., Bot. Mag. 57: t. 2984 (1830).
Publication
Madrono; Journal of the California Botanical Society
Collation
54(2): 181 (180-184; fig. 1)
Date of Publication
9 Oct 2007
Family as entered in IPNI
Rosaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
B. J. Ertter, D. H. Mansfield & E. Yensen B. J. Ertter 18688
Locality
NE of Nickel Creek crossing on Owyhee Uplands National Back Country Byway ... alt. ca. 5400 ft
Collection Date
5 Jul 2006
Type Herbaria
holotype UC
isotype CIC
isotype ID
isotype K
isotype MO
isotype NY
isotype OSC
isotype PR
isotype RM
isotype WTU
Latitude
42° 30' N
Longitude
116° 46' W
Distribution Of Types
Owyhee County (Idaho, Northwestern U.S.A., Northern America)

Remarks

The new variety grows in mid-montane meadows from the Owyhee Mountains in southwestern Idaho to the Ochoco Mountains in northeastern Oregon. It is conceivably of hybrid origin, with Potentilla breweri S. Watson providing the petiole vestiture that is otherwise unknown in Potentilla sect. Graciles. (vide protologue).