| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla alba L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 498 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | basal leaves quinate, segments 2-4cm, oblong lanceolate, with a few teeth at apex, glabrous and green adaxially, silvery sericeous abaxially, flowers 3-7, petals 7-10mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 | Dasiphora alba (L.) Raf. Fragaria alba (L.) Crantz Fragariastrum album (L.) Schur Potentilla alba var. obovata Th.Wolf Potentilla alba f. obovata (Th.Wolf) Diklić Potentilla alba f. parvifolia Waisb. Potentilla alba f. platyphylla Th.Wolf Potentilla alba f. reducta Vidal Potentilla alba f. stenophylla Th.Wolf Potentilla caulescens Moench Potentilla cordata Schrank Potentilla nitida Scop. Trichothalamus albus (L.) Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) |