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Potentilla acaulis L.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla acaulis L. 
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 500 (1753)
Native RangeSiberia to Central Asia and China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Altitude500-3000m
Descriptionleaves palmatiternate, leaflets obovate-elliptic, 1-3cm, obtusely serrate, obtuse, grey-green, hirsute, flowers 1-5, 13-15mm, petals obovate, emarginate or obtuse
Size5-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, 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 arenaria Albert
Potentilla verna ssp. acaulis (L.) Gams
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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