Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla montana Brot. |
Synonyms | Fragariastrum montanum (Brot.) Kechaykin & Shmakov |
Potentilla nitida Thuill. | |
Potentilla vaillantii Lapeyr. ex Nestl. | |
Habitat | thickets and heaths |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves usually ternate, leaflets 1-3cm long, obovate, at apex crenate, adaxially pubescent, abaxially grey sericeous, flowers 1-4, petals 6-9mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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