| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla tetrandra (Bunge) Hook.f. |
| Synonyms | Sibbaldia tetrandra Bunge |
| Dryadanthe altaica Bunge ex Lipsky | |
| Dryadanthe pusilla Walp. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-6000m |
| Description | sericeous-hirsute, leaves dense, ternate, petiolate, leaflets obovate-cuneate, 4-6mm long, flowers sessile amongst leaves, ca. 5mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | straw yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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