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Potentilla breweri

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The plants are found in high-montane to subalpine meadow openings. They prefer seasonally-wet habitats with little competition for sunlight, such as rocky meadows and rock crevices, and are often found near lakes and streams. They range in altitude from 1,500 to 3,600 metres (4,900 to
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It is native to western North America, with populations scattered from southern Washington to south-central California and from the Pacific cordillera inland to the mountains of the
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It is a taxonomically difficult species that appears to hybridize frequently with other
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perennial or near-subshrub growing from a sturdy, branched woody
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P. breweri in the wild
Close-up view of P. breweri leaves
Conservation status
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Rosales
Rosaceae
Potentilla
Binomial name
Synonyms
Potentilla drummondii
Potentilla
Great Basin
Sierra Nevada
Cascade Ranges
Steens Mountain
herbaceous
caudex
hairs
cymose
petals
stamens
pistils
achenes

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