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Potentilla argaea Boiss. & Balansa  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla argaea Boiss. & Balansa 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 6: 70 (1859)
Native Rangen. Iran to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiongreen, hirsute and glandular, leaflets 3-4-pairs, approximate, ovate, pinnatipartite, segments short, linear, dense, flowers 1-5, shortly pedicellate, petals retuse
Size5-10cm
Colorbright yellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsPotentilla 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.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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