| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla ornithopoda Tausch |
| Bibliography | Hort. Canal. 1: t 10 (1823) |
| Native Range | w. & n. China to n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | basal leaves shortly petiolate, pinnate, lateral leaflets in pairs, approximate, oblong-obovate, at apex dentate, abaxially densely white tomentose, inflorescence 3-flowered |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| 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 baltistana Th.Wolf Potentilla multifida f. ornithopoda (Tausch) Kitag. Potentilla multifida var. ornithopoda (Tausch) Th.Wolf Potentilla ornithopoda var. impexa Soják Potentilla schugnanica Juz. ex Adylov |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |