160 Rosaceae 



throughout the Rockies at the lower alti- 

 tudes; flowering during June and July. 



Potentilla Stem 4 ~ 8 inches hi g h > woody at 



nivea L. the base, with long silky hairs. 



Snowy Leaves 3 -foliate, the lower peti- 



Cinqmfoil ded . leaflets o blong or obovate, 



usually deeply cut, densely, white-hairy be- 

 neath, green and loosely soft-hairy above, f-i 

 inch long. Flowers 1-5, bright yellow, J-f of 

 an inch broad ; sepals silky, lanceolate, shorter 

 than the broadly-ovate, notched petals. 



Frequent throughout the Rockies in open, 

 rocky situations; flowering during June and 



July. 



Stem decumbent or ascending 

 Potentilla 



dissecta 4~ 8 inches high from a woody 



Pursh. base, more or less silky-villous 



Cut-leaved or nearly smooth. Leaves pin- 



Cinquefoil. ^^ Qr tripinnate with ^ 



lanceolate, deeply cut leaflets, usually glau- 

 cous and with ciliate edges. Flowers few, 

 bright yellow, J an inch or more broad with 

 notched petals, in an open cyme. 



