| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla biflora D.F.K.Schltdl. |
| Synonyms | Fragariastrum biflorum (D.F.K.Schltdl.) Kechaykin & Shmakov |
| Potentilla bifolia Walp. | |
| Potentilla inglisii Royle | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves pinnate to quinate, leaflets linear, 8-17mm long, entire, acute, abaxially densely white villose on midrib, flowers solitary, 12-18mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Russian Far East (Khabarovsk , Magadan ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Tibet ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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