| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla nepalensis Hook. |
| Bibliography | Exot. Fl. 1: t. 88 (1824) |
| Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2000-3000m |
| Description | lower leaves quinate, petals double so long as calyx, outer sepals elliptic, after flowering more growing and longer than the inner |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 | Potentilla bicolor Lindl. Potentilla bifurcata Wall. ex Hook.f. Potentilla coccinea Hoffmeister Potentilla colorata Lehm Potentilla formosa D.Don Potentilla gulielmiwaldemarii Klotzsch Potentilla mayana Booth Potentilla nepalensis var. minor Lehm. Potentilla nepalensis var. prostrata Lehm. Potentilla nepalensis var. willmottiae Bergmans |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |