| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla desertorum Bunge |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. [C.F.von Ledebour] 2: 267 (1930) |
| Native Range | Siberia to Afghanistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 2500-4500m |
| Description | adpressed hirsute and glandular, leaves quinate and ternate, leaflets subsessile, obovate, obtuse, incised serrate, inflorescence dense, many flowered, flowers 15-20mm across. |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 arnavatensis (Th.Wolf) Th.Wolf ex Juz. Potentilla desertorum ssp. arnavatensis (Th.Wolf) Kamelin Potentilla desertorum var. arnavatensis Th.Wolf Potentilla desertorum f. ternata Th.Wolf |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |
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