Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla nivalis Lapeyr. |
Synonyms | Potentilla glacialis Pourr. ex Lehm. |
Potentilla integrifolia Lapeyr. | |
Potentilla lupinoides Willd. | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1300-3400m |
Description | stem densely adpressed pubescent, leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 7, obovate, at apex with few denticles, green or grey-green, flowers numerous, petals shorter than sepals |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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