| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla eriocarpa Wall. ex Lehm. |
| Bibliography | Nov. Stirp. Pug. 3: 35 (1831) |
| Native Range | c. China to Tibet and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2700-5300m |
| Description | rootstock covered with lanate sheath, leaves bright green, ternate, leaflets cuneate, distinctly dentate, flowers to 3cm across, petals ovate, emarginate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Potentilla davidii Franch. Potentilla eriocarpa var. cathayana C.K.Schneid. Potentilla eriocarpoides var. glabrescens J.Krause |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |