Latin name: Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. elmeri (Rydb.) Jeps. Pronunciation: po-ten-TIL-a gras-il-is EL-mer-eye Common name: Elmer's cinquefoil Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Habitat: Dry meadows to 9000', Tehachapis, Transverse Range, San Jacintos Blooming period: June to August Name derivations: 1) Potentilla 2) gracilis 3) elmeri |
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