Potentilla shockleyi

Potentilla shockleyi
In the White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, USA at elevation 3595 m (11800 ft)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. shockleyi
Binomial name
Potentilla shockleyi
(S.Watson) Jeps.
Synonyms
  • Horkelia shockleyi (S.Watson) Rydb.
  • Ivesia shockleyi S.Watson

Potentilla shockleyi, also known as sky mousetail, is a tiny species of herbaceous perennial plant in the rose family. It is native to the alpine zone of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the western United States.