Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla argyrophylla Wall. ex Lehm. |
Synonyms | Potentilla candolleana Royle |
Potentilla cardinalis Zimmeter | |
Potentilla cautleyana Royle | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 3700-4500m |
Description | leaves ternate, leaflets sessile, obovate, 15-20mm long, serrate-incised, silvery hirsute, flowers 2-3, ca. 2cm across, petals obcordate, distinctly incised |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
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
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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