| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla astracanica Jacq. |
| Synonyms | Potentilla alterniflora A.Rich. ex Nestl. |
| Potentilla danubialis Prodán | |
| Potentilla tauriciformis Nyár. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | adpressed hirsute, glandular, basal leaves long petiolate, quinate, leaflets cuneate, broadly obovate, obtuse-dentate, flowers shortly pedicellate, 2-3cm across, in dense head |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| 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
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe ) Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
astracanica callieri (Th.Wolf) Soják, Preslia 65(2): 128 (1993)
astracanica mollicrinis (Borbás) Soják, ibid.
astracanica pirotensis (Borbás) Soják, ibid
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