| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla astracanica Jacq. |
| Bibliography | Misc. Austriac. 2: 349 (1781) |
| Native Range | se. & e. Europe to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | adpressed hirsute, glandular, basal leaves long petiolate, quinate, leaflets cuneate, broadly obovate, obtuse-dentate, flowers shortly pedicellate, 2-3cm across, in dense head |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale 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 alterniflora A.Rich. ex Nestl. Potentilla alternifolia Steud. Potentilla astracanica f. parviflora (Buia & Prodan) Popescu Potentilla cernavodae Prodan Potentilla x danubialis Prodán Potentilla hirta var. astracanica (Jacq.) Ser. Potentilla hirta var. cernavodae (Prodan) Gusul. Potentilla hirta var. orientalis Velen. Potentilla hirta f. saricana (Prodan) Gusul. Potentilla recta var. astracanica (Jacq.) Ledeb. Potentilla recta f. astracanica (Jacq.) R.Keller & Siegfr. Potentilla saricana Prodan Potentilla subcernavodae Prodan Potentilla subcernavodae var. monstruosa Prodan & Nyár. Potentilla taurica Th.Wolf Potentilla taurica f. fortinata (Prodan) Popescu Potentilla taurica var. genuina Th.Wolf Potentilla taurica f. parviflora Buia & Prodan Potentilla taurica var. semitaurica Prodan Potentilla taurica var. tauriciformis (Nyár.) Popescu Potentilla taurica var. tutuiatuensis (Prodan) Borza Potentilla tauriciformis Nyár. Potentilla tauriciformis var. fortinata Prodan Potentilla tutuiatuensis Prodan |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |