| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla nivalis Lapeyr. |
| Bibliography | Hist. & Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Toulouse 1: 210 (1782) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1100-3400m |
| Description | stem densely adpressed pubescent, leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 7, obovate, at apex with few denticles, green or grey-green, flowers numerous, petals shorter than sepals |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Fragariastrum nivalis (Lapeyr.) Kechaykin & Shmakov Potentilla caulescens ssp. nivalis (Lapeyr.) Arcang. Potentilla caulescens var. nivalis (Lapeyr.) Ser. Potentilla glacialis Pourr. ex Lehm. Potentilla integrifolia Lapeyr. Potentilla lupinoides Willd. Potentilla lupinoides var. integrifolia (Lapeyr.) Nestl. Potentilla lupinoides ssp. integrifolia (Lapeyr.) Tratt. Potentilla lupinoides var. nivalis (Lapeyr.) Pers. Potentilla nivalis var. genuina Rouy & E.G.Camus Potentilla nivalis var. integrifolia (Lapeyr.) DC. Potentilla nivalis var. intermedia Rouy & E.G.Camus Potentilla nivalis f. subglabrescens Th.Wolf Potentilla valderia var. lupinoides (Willd.) Poir. Potentilla valderia var. nivalis (Lapeyr.) Poir Trichothalamus lupinoides (Willd.) Spreng. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |