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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. 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. 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

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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