| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla montana Brot. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Lusit. 2: 350 (1804) |
| Native Range | sw. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | stoloniferous, leaves usually ternate, leaflets 1-3cm long, obovate, at apex crenate, adaxially pubescent, abaxially grey sericeous, flowers 1-4, petals 6-9mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Dynamidium montanum (Brot.) Timb.-Lag. Fraga vaillantii Lapeyr. Fragaria vaillantii Noulet Fragariastrum montanum (Brot.) Kechaykin & Shmakov Potentilla alba var. splendens (Ramond ex DC.) Ser. Potentilla montana var. filipendula (Chabert) Rouy & E.G.Camus Potentilla montana f. oblongifolia (Lange) Th.Wolf Potentilla montana f. stolonifera Th.Wolf Potentilla nitida Thuill. Potentilla splendens Ramond ex DC. Potentilla splendens var. filipendula Chabert Potentilla splendens var. montana (Brot.) Nyman Potentilla splendens var. oblongifolia Lange Potentilla vaillantii Lapeyr. ex Nestl. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |