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Horkelia bolanderi (border horkelia)

Synonyms: Horkelia bernardina; Horkelia bolanderi bolanderi; Potentilla bolanderi; Potentilla bolanderi var. bernardina

Wikipedia Abstract

Horkelia bolanderi is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names border horkelia and Bolander's horkelia. It is endemic to northern California where it is known from only a few occurrences in two or three counties. It grows in the mountain forests of the North Coast Ranges. This is a mat-forming gray-green perennial herb producing hairy erect stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are 3 to 8 centimeters long and are made up of hairy, toothed leaflets each one half to one centimeter long. The inflorescence holds several flowers, each with five white petals and up to 20 pistils in the center.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb

Predators

Pyrgus ruralis (Two-banded Checkered Skipper)[3]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0