Potentilla versicolor Rydb. var. darrachii Ertter & DiNicola

Oregon: Grant County: ¶saddle between peaks of Baldy Mountains (= serpentine ridge) in Strawberry Range ca 9 airmi SE of John Day, moist open site at head of N-facing drainage Elev. 2165 m.
44.3311° N, 118.7912° W
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.
just below treeline in open conifer forest, with Erythronium and Mertensia Local colony, mostly prostrate-ascending, petals yellow, lacking basal orange patch. [photographed].

Barbara Ertter 22357, Jun 13, 2015
With Alexa DiNicola
CIC, Accession: 53048

Potentilla versicolor Rydb. var. darrachii Ertter & DiNicola

Oregon: Grant County: Pine Creek trail up N side of Baldy Mountain, Strawberry Range ca 8 airmi SE of John Day. Elev. 2026 m.
44.347° N, 118.8045° W
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.
Along streamlet cutting across upper switchbacks, open conifer forest on N-facing slope, serpentine substrate with Dodecatheon, Sanguisorba, Aquilegia, Bistorta. Locally common (including numerous seedlings) where trail crosses streamlet, moist ground in partial shade, caudex simple to few-branched, stems prostrate where open, +/- ascending in dense growth, petals lacking orange basal patch; often growing with (and sometimes hybridizing (22342) with) P. indiges (mostly not yet in bloom).

Barbara Ertter 22341, Jun 13, 2015
With A. DiNicola
SRP, Accession: 63638

Potentilla versicolor Rydb. var. darrachii Ertter & DiNicola

Oregon: Grant County: ¶Head of Salmon Creek on northeast side of Vinegar Hill, Blue Mountains ca 28 airmiles NE of John Day [upstream from J. Wood 7784, RM] Elev. 2280 m.
44.717° N, 118.551° W
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.
Open conifer forest on serpentine Plants locally common, mostly in moist ground at edge of drainage, some in rock crevices, caudex mostly simple, 1-2 inches, sometimes few branched, stems mostly prostate-decumbent, sometimes ascending, petals yellow, lacking basal orange spot Potentilla versicolor Rydb. var. darrachii Ertter & DiNicola.

Barbara Ertter 21219, Aug 3, 2012
With Mark Darrach & Emma George
CIC, Accession: 53052

Potentilla versicolor Rydb. var. darrachii Ertter & DiNicola

Oregon: Grant County: Head of Salmon Creek on northeast side of Vinegar Hill, Blue Mountains ca 28 airmiles NE of John Day. Upstream from J. Wood 7784, RM. Elev. 2280 m.
44.717° N, 118.551° W; T10S R35E S7
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.
Moist ground at edge of drainage, some in rock crevices. Locally common. Caudex mostly simple, 1-2 inches, sometimes few-branched, stems mostly prostrate-decumbent, sometimes ascending, petals yellow, lacking basal orange spot. Isotype: . Published 2017. Phytoneuron 2017-65: 5.

Barbara Ertter 21219, Aug 3, 2012
With M. Darrach, E. George
SRP, Accession: 63639

Potentilla versicolor Rydb. var. darrachii Ertter & DiNicola
Annotated May 2017. Sources: Phytoneuron 2017-65.

Oregon: Grant County: Head of Salmon Creek on northeast side of Vinegar Hill, Blue Mountains ca 28 airmiles NE of John Day. [upstream from J. Wood 7784, RM] Elev. 2280 m.
44.717° N, 118.551° W; T10S R35E S7
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.
Open conifer forest on serpentine. Plants locally common, mostly in moist ground at edge of drainage, some in rock crevices, caudex mostly simple, 1-2 inches, sometimes few-branched, stems mostly prostrate-decumbent, sometimes ascending, petals yellow, lacking basal orange spot. Phenology: Flowers.

Barbara Ertter 21219, Aug 3, 2012
With Mark Darrach & Emma George
CIC, Accession: 55192