Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla chamissonis Hultén |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, ternate, leaflets unequal, ovate or oblong, cuneate, 1-3cm, incised-dentate, adaxially dark green, flowers 1-9, 1-2cm across |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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
Northern Europe (Finland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Québec) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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