Potentilla aperta

Potentilla aperta

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. aperta
Binomial name
Potentilla aperta
Synonyms
  • Ivesia aperta (J.T.Howell) Munz

Potentilla aperta, commonly known as Sierra Valley mousetail, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.

It is native to the High Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau of California and Nevada, where it grows in dry meadows on volcanic soils.