Scientific Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
Ivesia multifoliata, Potentilla multifoliata
Other common names
many-leaf matted-mousetail
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Annual or perennial
Height
To 2 feet
Riparian
Yes
Stems usually several, erect or ascending, slender; herbage hairy; flower clusters of mostly 1 to 3 flowers, the flowers nodding, borne on long stems, petals dark red to purple.
Glandular-somewhat hairy herbage; basal leaves of 7 or more leaflets, possibly many more; leaflets triangular, tips 3-lobed or 3-toothed, blades stemmed; petals yellow, dark red to purple in flat topped clusters of 1 to 3 stemmed flowers; stamens 5.
Habitat
Rocky slopes, canyon bottoms, drainages, pinyon-juniper woodlands, ponderosa pine forests on gravelly volcanic or sandstone soil, often along seasonal stream courses.
Plant Community
Riparian
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
6000
High elevation
7500
Flower Characteristics
Flowers small and numerous in open clusters on the branches; sepals hairy, pointed petals narrow to lance-like or narrowly oval with narrowest end at the base; stamens 5, filaments <1/8 inch long, anthers reddish-purple; styles 1 to 5, 1/8 inch long.
Flower color
Yellow, dark red to purple
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
No
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
August
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves basal, to 12 inches long; leaflets 12 to 30 per leaf, oval to broadly triangular, incised with 3 to 5 teeth, sometimes smooth margined, sparsely hairy to very hairy, sometimes without hairs, sheathing base minutely glandular lower surface.
Leaf type
Compound
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
< 1/8 inch long.
Fruit type
Achene
Fruit color
Brown