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Potentilla uniflora Ledeb.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla uniflora Ledeb. 
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 5: 543 (1815)
Native Rangec. & e. Siberia to nw. Alaska
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Descriptiongrey hirsute, leaves abaxially tomentose, ternate, leaflets cuneate-obovate, 1-2cm long, dentate in upper half, cyme 1-3-flowered, petals 4-5mm long
Size5-15cm
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 ledebouriana A.E.Porsild
Potentilla macrantha var. uniflora (Ledeb.) D.Don
Potentilla nivea f. uniflora (Ledeb.) Lehm.
Potentilla nivea var. uniflora (Ledeb.) Rydb.
Potentilla uniflora var. ampla Hultén
Potentilla villosa var. uniflora (Ledeb.) Ledeb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska)
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