| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla caulescens L. |
| Bibliography | Cent. Pl. II: 19 (1756) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Europe, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 300-2500m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves palmatipinnate, segments 5-7, oblong-lanceolate, with 3-5 teeth at obtuse apex, flowers 14-22mm across. in branched inflorescence, petals 6-10mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Dasiphora jacquinii Raf. Fragaria caulescens (L.) Crantz Fragariastrum caulescens (L.) Schur Fragariastrum petiolulatum (Gaudin) Schur Potentilla alba Cav. & Pourr. ex Willk. Potentilla alba var. caulescens (L.) Lam. Potentilla caulescens var. anadena Burnat & Briq. Potentilla caulescens ssp. cebennensis (Siegfr. ex Debeaux) Kerguélen Potentilla caulescens var. cebennensis Siegfr. ex Debeaux Potentilla caulescens f. cebennensis (Siegfr. ex Debeaux) Beck Potentilla caulescens var. genuina Th.Wolf Potentilla caulescens var. grandiflora Lehm. Potentilla caulescens ssp. iserensis Soják Potentilla caulescens var. kristofiana (Zimmeter) Poeverl. Potentilla caulescens var. laria Beyer Potentilla caulescens f. multidentata Th.Wolf Potentilla caulescens var. nivalis Duby Potentilla caulescens f. paucifolia Zimmeter Potentilla caulescens f. persicina Th.Wolf Potentilla caulescens ssp. petiolulata (Gaudin) Nyman Potentilla caulescens var. petiolulata (Gaudin) Lamotte Potentilla caulescens var. petiolulosa (Haller f.) Arcang. Potentilla caulescens var. petiolulosa Haller f. Potentilla caulescens ssp. petrophila (Boiss.) Nyman Potentilla caulescens var. petrophila (Boiss.) Th.Wolf Potentilla caulescens var. pilosa Coss. Potentilla caulescens f. robusta Zimmeter Potentilla caulescens var. sericea Coss. Potentilla caulescens var. subglabra Brügger Potentilla caulescens var. villosa Boiss. Potentilla caulescens f. viscosa Huter ex Th.Wolf Potentilla caulescens var. viscosa (Huter ex Th.Wolf) Poeverl. Potentilla kristofiana Zimmeter Potentilla petiolulata Gaudin Potentilla petiolulosa (Haller f.) Strobl Potentilla petrophila Boiss. Potentilla petrophila var. cuatrecasasii A.M.Hern. Trchothalamus caulescens (L.) Spreng. Trichothalamus petiolulatus (Gaudin) Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |