| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla aurea L. |
| Synonyms | Potentilla ambigua Gaud. |
| Potentilla chrysocraspeda Lehm. | |
| Potentilla ternata K.Koch | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 500-2600m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves quinate, leaflets oblong, dentate, terminal tooth smaller than the adjacent lateral, flowers with orange centre, 14-24mm across, in lax inflorescence |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| 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
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Ukraine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ROSACEAE
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