| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla nitida L. |
| Bibliography | Cent. Pl. II.: 18 (1756) |
| Native Range | Alps, Apennines |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 800-3100m |
| Description | silvery grey sericeous, leaves ternate, leaflets 5-10mm, obovate or oblanceolate, at apex dentate, flowers 1-2, sepals triangular-lanceolate, petals 10-12mm, emarginate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | dark pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Dasiphora nitida (L.) Raf. Fragaria nitida (L.) Crantz Fragariastrum nitidum (L.) Kechaykin & Shmakov Potentilla nitida f. albiflora F.Saut. Potentilla nitida var. atrorubens Bergmans Potentilla nitida f. edenata (Ser.) Th.Wolf Potentilla nitida var. edentata Ser. Potentilla nitida var. grandiflora Bergmans Potentilla nitida f. multidentata (Ser.) Th.Wolf Potentilla nitida var. multidentata Ser. Potentilla nitida var. typica Poeverl. Potentilla nitida f. vegetior Th.Wolf Potentilla terglouensis Hacq. Trichothalamus nitidus (L.) Spreng. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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