Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) Fernald

A plant of high-elevation coniferous forests & meadows in much of the western U.S., differing from var. fastigiata in having bicolorous leaflets.

A flower above Bluff Springs, Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 12 Jun 2010.

Abaxial view of a flower above Bluff Springs, Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 12 Jun 2010.

Flowers near the high point of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 20 May 2012.

Abaxial view of a flower near the high point of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 20 May 2012.

Adaxial view of a leaf near the high point of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 20 May 2012.

Abaxial view of a leaf near the high point of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 20 May 2012.

Adaxial view of a leaf above Bluff Springs, Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 12 Jun 2010.

Abaxial view of a leaf above Bluff Springs, Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 12 Jun 2010.

Plant habit above Bluff Springs, Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 12 Jun 2010.

Plant habit near the high point of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 20 May 2012.