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Potentilla unguiculata, known as Yosemite mousetail, is a small perennial from the Sierra Nevada of California with silvery leaves and clusters of white or pinkish flowers. It suits cool, well-drained spots and dislikes heat and soggy soil.
Potentilla unguiculata, also known as Yosemite mousetail, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.
It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in forests and mountain meadows.
Potentilla californica · Potentilla clevelandii · Potentilla daucifolia · Potentilla rydbergii · Potentilla micheneri · Potentilla yadonii · Potentilla muirii · Potentilla paniculata · Potentilla pickeringii · Potentilla rhypara · Potentilla santolinoides · Potentilla webberi
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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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
