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Potentilla calabra Ten.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla calabra Ten. 
BibliographyCat. Hort. Neapol. 1813, App. 1. 51 (1815)
Native Rangese. Europe to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionstems procumbent, short, leaves quinate, leaflets adaxially pilose, abaxially hirsute, flabellate-pinnate into narrow segments, flowers in corymb, petals obovate, 1cm long
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, 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 argentea var. calabra (Ten.) Boiss.
Potentilla argentea ssp. calabra (Ten.) Nyman
Potentilla brutia Ten. ex Colla
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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