| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla sericea L. |
| Synonyms | Potentilla dasyphylla Bunge |
| Potentilla holosericea Nutt. | |
| Potentilla kasachstanica Kamelin | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-5200m |
| Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-6 pairs, sessile, oblong, pinnatisect, ultimate segments linear, appressed sericeous hirsute, flowers 8-22mm across, in lax cyme |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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