Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla argaea Boiss. & Balansa |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 6: 70 (1859) |
Native Range | n. Iran to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | green, hirsute and glandular, leaflets 3-4-pairs, approximate, ovate, pinnatipartite, segments short, linear, dense, flowers 1-5, shortly pedicellate, petals retuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright 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 argaea f. laxa R.Keller & Siegfr. Potentilla argaea var. raddeana Th.Wolf Potentilla argaea var. typica Th.Wolf Potentilla bertramii Azn. Potentilla raddeana (Th.Wolf) Juz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |