Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla kionaea Halácsy |
Synonyms | Fragariastrum kionaeum (Halácsy) Kechaykin & Shmakov |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | leaves ternate, leaflets 4-8mm, broadly obovate, at apex with 3-9 teeth, silvery sericeous, flowers 1-3, sepals ovate, petals 8mm long, longer than calyx |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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