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Luetkea is a genus of herbaceous plants in the Rosaceae family. One species is accepted. Luetkea pectinata (Partridgefoot or Lutkea) is a mat-forming semi-shrub. It is endemic to the cold portions of western North America occurring in subarctic Alaska, Yukon, western Northwest Territories, and subalpine to alpine regions of British Columbia, southwestern Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, northern California and western Montana. The flower cluster of L. pectinata is a dense and erect terminal cluster 10 to 150 millimeter high with several to many short-stalked flowers. The leaves are 7 to 20 millimeter long and two or three times three-dissected. The last segments are linear or lance-shaped. The fruit is a follicle with several seeds.
Shrub
0.4 - 6 in Tall
Deep Shade, Partial Shade
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16
Most slopes
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian