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Potentilla rhypara

Ivesia rhypara

Also called Grimy mousetail

Potentilla rhypara
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0

Potentilla rhypara (also called grimy mousetail or grimy ivesia) is a small native perennial herb in the rose family, found in Oregon and Nevada. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is limited and based on its native dry habitat.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, allowing soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil.
How easy
Hard

About

Potentilla rhypara, also known as grimy mousetail and grimy ivesia, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to Oregon and Nevada in the United States.

Other Potentilla plants

Potentilla californica · Potentilla clevelandii · Potentilla daucifolia · Potentilla rydbergii · Potentilla micheneri · Potentilla yadonii · Potentilla muirii · Potentilla paniculata · Potentilla pickeringii · Potentilla santolinoides · Potentilla webberi · White Cinquefoil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potentilla rhypara by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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