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Horkeliella'' (false horkelias).''
''Horkelia'' is a genus of plants in the
rose family
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are '' Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
. It includes several species of plants known commonly as horkelias. These are flowering plants closely related to the cinquefoils (''
Potentilla
''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 300Guillén, A., et al. (2005)Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of ''Potentilla'' L. (Rosaceae).''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 1(62) 9–21. species of annual, biennial and perenni ...
'') 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
Johann Horkel (8 September 1769 in Burg auf Fehmarn – 15 November 1846 in Berlin) was a German physician and botanist.
From 1787 he studied medicine at the University of Halle, where in 1802 he was named an associate professor. From 1804 to ...
.
Species:
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Horkelia bolanderi
''Horkelia bolanderi'' (also known as border horkelia and Bolander's horkelia) is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to northern California where it is known from only a few occurrences in two or three countie ...
'' – border horkelia
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Horkelia californica
''Horkelia californica'' (syn: ''Potentilla californica''), known by the common name California horkelia, is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae, rose family.
It is Endemism, endemic to California, where it grows on scrubby coastal and ...
'' – California horkelia
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Horkelia clevelandii'' – Cleveland's horkelia
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Horkelia congesta'' – Sierra horkelia
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Horkelia cuneata'' – wedgeleaf horkelia
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Horkelia daucifolia'' – carrotleaf horkelia
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Horkelia fusca
''Horkelia fusca'' is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by several common names, including pinewoods horkelia and dusky horkelia. It is native to the western United States from California to Wyoming, where it is generally fou ...
'' – dusky horkelia, pinewoods horkelia
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Horkelia hendersonii'' – Henderson's horkelia
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Horkelia hispidula'' – White Mountain horkelia
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Horkelia howellii'' – Howell's horkelia
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Horkelia marinensis'' – Point Reyes horkelia
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Horkelia parryi'' – Parry's horkelia
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Horkelia rydbergii'' – Rydberg's horkelia
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Horkelia sericata'' – silky horkelia
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Horkelia tenuiloba
''Horkelia tenuiloba'' is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names Santa Rosa horkelia and thin-lobed horkelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the coastal hills and mountains north of the ...
'' – Santa Rosa horkelia
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Horkelia tridentata'' – threetooth horkelia
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Horkelia truncata'' – Ramona horkelia
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Horkelia tularensis'' – Kern Plateau horkelia
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Horkelia wilderae'' – Barton Flats horkelia
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Horkelia yadonii'' – Santa Lucia horkelia
Potentilleae
Rosaceae genera
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