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Potentilla sommerfeltii Lehm.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla sommerfeltii Lehm. 
BibliographyIndex Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1849: 6 (1849)
Native RangeSvalbard, North European Russia
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Descriptionstems slightly sericeous, 1-2-flowered, leaves pinnate, leaflets 5, in outline obovate, pinnate, segments linear, adaxially glabrous, abaxially tomentose, petals emarginate
Size3-5cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsPotentilla lyngei Jurtzev & Soják
Potentilla lyngei ssp. spissa Soják
Potentilla pulchella var. sommerfeltii (Lehm.) Th.Wolf
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (SVA Svalbard)
     14 Eastern Europe (RUN North European Russia)
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