| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla speciosa Willd. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 1110 (1799) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2400m |
| Description | stems grey or white tomentose, leaves ternate, leaflets obovate, crenate-dentate, abaxially white tomentose, flowers numerous, sepals broadly ovate, petals 1cm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Dasiphora speciosa (Willd.) Raf. Fragariastrum speciosum (Willd.) Kechaykin & Shmakov Potentilla parnassica Quézel & Santa Potentilla poetarum Boiss. & Spruner Potentilla speciosa f. concolor Th.Wolf Potentilla speciosa var. discolor Halácsy Potentilla speciosa f. discolor (Halácsy) Th.Wolf Potentilla speciosa var. elatior Th.Wolf Potentilla speciosa ssp. gymnocarpa Soják & Termeh Potentilla speciosa var. minor Lehm. Potentilla speciosa var. rubriflora Focke ex Juz. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, KRI Kriti, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |