| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla alba L. |
| Synonyms | Potentilla cordata Schrank |
| Potentilla nitida Scop. | |
| Trichothalamus albus (L.) Fourr. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | lowland-montane |
| Description | basal leaves quinate, segments 2-4cm, oblong lanceolate, with a few teeth at apex, glabrous and green adaxially, silvery sericeous abaxially, flowers 3-7, petals 7-10mm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| 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
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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