| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla grandiflora L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl.: 499 (1753) |
| Native Range | Alps, c. & e. Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-3100m |
| Description | densely pubescent, leaves ternate, leaflets obovate, dentate, adaxially pale green, abaxially grey hirsute, flowers 22-32mm across. in branched inflorescence |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Fragaria grandiflora (L.) Crantz Potentilla fragiformis Willd. ex Spreng. Potentilla fragiformis var. parviflora Trautv. Potentilla gallica Siegfr. Potentilla grandiflora var. cinereosericea Schmidely Potentilla grandiflora var. fragiformis Ser. Potentilla grandiflora var. genuina Burnat & Briq. Potentilla grandiflora f. minor (Venetz ex Ser.) Th.Wolf Potentilla grandiflora var. minor Venetz ex Ser. Potentilla grandiflora var. parviflora (Trautv.) Trautv. Potentilla grandiflora var. pedemontana (Boiss. & Reut.) Gremli Potentilla grandiflora ssp. pedemontana (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Potentilla grandiflora f. stenopetala Th.Wolf Potentilla grandiflora f. stenophylla Briq. ex Zimmeter Potentilla pedemontana Boiss. & Reut. Potentilla polymorpha var. major Griess. Potentilla porrigens (Rchb.) Zimmeter Potentilla subnitens Arv.-Touv. Potentilla turicinensis Siegfr. ex Zimmeter Potentilla verna var. porrigens Rchb. Potentilla verna var. vulgaris Ser. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |