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Potentilla humifusa Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla humifusa Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl. 
BibliographyMag. Neusten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 7: 289 (1816)
Native Rangee. Europe to c. Siberia and Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Altitude500-2700m
Descriptionbasal leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 5-7, green, glandular hirsute, oblong-cuneate, dentate, in lower part entire, inflorescence racemose, flowers 8-15mm across
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
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 adenophylla Boiss. & Hohen.
Potentilla adenophylla var. eglandulosa (Th.Wolf) Grossh.
Potentilla adenophylla var. grandiflora (Th.Wolf) Grossh.
Potentilla adenophylla var. umbellata (Th.Wolf) Grossh.
Potentilla depressa Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.
Potentilla laxa Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.
Potentilla muscicapa Th.Wolf
Potentilla nemorosa Nestl. ex Lipsky
Potentilla opaca var. adenophylla (Boiss.) Boiss.
Potentilla opaca var. humifusa (Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.) Lehm.
Potentilla opaca ssp. opaciformis Th.Wolf
Potentilla opaciformis Th.Wolf
Potentilla opaciformis f. eglandulosa Th.Wolf
Potentilla opaciformis f. grandiflora Th.Wolf
Potentilla opaciformis var. umbellata Th.Wolf
Potentilla sibirica Patrin ex Lehm.
Tormentilla humifusa (Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.) G.Don
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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