Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla pyrenaica Ramond ex DC. |
Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle] éd. 3. 4: 459 (1805) |
Native Range | Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1100-2700m |
Description | appresed hirsute, leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 5, oblong, crenate-dentate, green, flowers 5 or more, sepals triangular-ovate, acute, petals 10-15mm long |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Potentilla adscendens Lapeyr. Potentilla pyrenaica f. parviflora Th.Wolf Potentilla pyrenaica var. reverchonii (Siegfr. ex Debeaux) Pau Potentilla reverchonii Siegfr. ex Debeaux Potentilla salisburgensis var. elatior Rouy & E.G.Camus Potentilla salisburgensis var. minor Rouy & E.G.Camus |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |