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Horkelia

See also Horkeliella (false horkelias).
Horkelia
Horkelia clevelandii 2.jpg
Horkelia clevelandii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Tribe: Potentilleae
Subtribe: Potentillinae
Genus: Horkelia
Cham. & Schlecht.
Species

19 – See text.

Horkelia is a genus of plants in the rose family. It includes several species of plants known commonly as horkelias. These are flowering plants closely related to the cinquefoils (Potentilla) and sometimes considered part of the same genus. There are nineteen species found in western North America, especially California. Horkelia was named for German scientist Johann Horkel.

Species:

  • Horkelia bolanderi – border horkelia
  • Horkelia californica – California horkelia
  • Horkelia clevelandii – Cleveland's horkelia
  • Horkelia congesta – Sierra horkelia
  • Horkelia cuneata – wedgeleaf horkelia
  • Horkelia daucifolia – carrotleaf horkelia
  • Horkelia fusca – dusky horkelia, pinewoods horkelia
  • Horkelia hendersonii – Henderson's horkelia
  • Horkelia hispidula – White Mountain horkelia
  • Horkelia marinensis – Point Reyes horkelia
  • Horkelia parryi – Parry's horkelia
  • Horkelia rydbergii – Rydberg's horkelia
  • Horkelia sericata – silky horkelia
  • Horkelia tenuiloba – Santa Rosa horkelia
  • Horkelia tridentata – threetooth horkelia
  • Horkelia truncata – Ramona horkelia
  • Horkelia tularensis – Kern Plateau horkelia
  • Horkelia wilderae – Barton Flats horkelia
  • Horkelia yadonii – Santa Lucia horkelia


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