Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla clusiana Jacq. |
Bibliography | Fl. Austriac. 2: 10 (1774) |
Native Range | c. & se. Europe |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1400-2400m |
Description | hirsute, leaves quinate, segments oblong, above centre widest, with 3-5 teeth at obtuse apex, flowers 20-22mm across, petals broadly obovate, emarginate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
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 | Fragariastrum clusianum (Jacq.) Schur Potentilla caulescens Scop. Potentilla caulescens Jacq. Potentilla clusiana ssp. triphylla Tratt. Trichothalamus clusianus (Jacq.) Spreng. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |