| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla aurea L. |
| Bibliography | Cent. Pl. II: 18 (1756) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 500-2600m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves quinate, leaflets oblong, dentate, terminal tooth smaller than the adjacent lateral, flowers with orange centre, 14-24mm across, in lax inflorescence |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 aureum (L.) Fourr. Dynamidium erodorum (Jord.) Fourr. Fragaria aurea (L.) Crantz Potentilla alpina (Willk.) Zimmeter Potentilla ambigua Gaudin Potentilla ambigua var. argentea Gaudin Potentilla ambigua var. canescens Gaudin Potentilla argentea var. ambigua (Gaudin) Th.Wolf Potentilla aurea var. alpina Willk. Potentilla aurea f. alpina (Willk.) Bolzon Potentilla aurea ssp. ambigua (Gaudin) Nyman Potentilla aurea ssp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman Potentilla aurea var. crocea Gaudin Potentilla aurea ssp. firma Gaudin Potentilla aurea var. latifolia Rouy & E.G.Camus Potentilla aurea var. latiloba Rouy & E.G.Camus Potentilla aurea var. minor (Ser. ex DC.) Lehm. Potentilla aurea f. minor (Ser. ex DC.) Th.Wolf Potentilla aurea var. pectinata Ser. ex DC. Potentilla aurea var. piperorum Rohlena Potentilla aurea ssp. ternata (K.Koch) Th.Wolf Potentilla aurea f. trifoliata Th.Wolf Potentilla aurea f. typica Gusul. Potentilla aurea var. umbrosa Lecoq & Lamotte Potentilla aurea f vegetior Th.Wolf Potentilla chrysocraspeda Lehm. Potentilla chrysocraspeda var. elata Schur Potentilla chrysocraspeda var. macrophylla Schur Potentilla chrysocraspeda var. minima Schur Potentilla chrysocraspeda var. minor Boiss. Potentilla chrysocraspeda var. pusilla Heuff. Potentilla erodora Jord. Potentilla halleri Haller f. Potentilla halleri var. latiloba Ser. Potentilla halleri var. minor Ser. Potentilla heerii Brügger Potentilla intermedia Poir. Potentilla myrioclada Gand. Potentilla pseudofrigida Schur Potentilla salisburgensis Nestl. Potentilla salisburgensis var. firma (Gaudin) W.D.J.Koch Potentilla salisburgensis var. genuina Rouy & E.G.Camus Potentilla ternata K.Koch Potentilla ternata f. minor (Boiss.) Th.Wolf Potentilla ternata var. pseudoaurea Hayek Potentilla ternata var. subrotundifolia Nyár. Potentilla ternata f. typica Gusul. Potentilla ternata f. vegetior Th.Wolf Potentilla transsilvanica Schur Potentilla villosa var. firma (Gaudin) Focke |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |
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