| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla frigida Vill. |
| Bibliography | Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 3: 563 (1788) |
| Native Range | Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1000-3700m |
| Description | dirty green, glandular, leaves on both faces lanate, stems thin, leaflets dentate, flowers solitary, minute |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Potentilla frigida var. brauniana Pers. Potentilla frigida f. condensata Th.Wolf Potentilla frigida f. quinqueloba F.Saut. Potentilla frigida var. suffruticoa Poir. Potentilla frigida f. vegetior Th.Wolf Potentilla glacialis Hall.f. Potentilla helvetica Schleich. Potentilla incerta Vill. Potentilla suffruticosa Pourr. ex Lehm. Potentilla verna var. frigida (Vill.) Fiori Potentilla verna var. incerta (Vill.) All. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |
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