Potentilla caulescens

Potentilla caulescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. caulescens
Binomial name
	Potentilla caulescens; L., 1756
Synonyms
	List Dasiphora jacquinii Raf.; Fragaria caulescens (L.) Crantz; Fragariastrum caulescens (L.) Schur; Fragariastrum petiolatum (Gaudin) Schur; Fragariastrum petiolulatum (Gaudin) Schur; Potentilla alba Cav. & Pourr. ex Willk.; Potentilla alba var. caulescens Lam.; Potentilla caulescens subsp. caulescens; Potentilla caulescens var. cebennensis Siegfr. ex Debeaux; Potentilla caulescens subsp. cebennensis (Siegfr. ex Debeaux) Kerguélen; Potentilla caulescens subsp. iserensis Soják; Potentilla caulescens var. petiolulata (Gaudin) Lamotte; Potentilla caulescens subsp. petiolulata (Gaudin) Nyman; Potentilla caulescens var. petiolulosa Ser.; Potentilla caulescens subsp. petiolulosa (Ser.) Arcang.; Potentilla caulescens var. petrophila (Boiss.) Th.Wolf; Potentilla caulescens subsp. petrophila (Boiss.) Nyman; Potentilla caulescens var. sericea Coss.; Potentilla caulescens var. villosa Boiss.; Potentilla corymbosa Pourr.; Potentilla kristofiana Zimmeter; Potentilla petiolulata Gaudin; Potentilla petiolulosa (Ser.) Strobl; Potentilla petrophila Boiss.; Trichothalamus caulescens (L.) Spreng.; Trichothalamus petiolulatus (Gaudin) Fourr.; ;

Potentilla caulescens, also known as the short-stemmed cinquefoil, is a perennial herbaceous species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae.

It is native to Europe, where it lives throughout the Alps as well as mountains in southern Europe and the Atlas Mountains in northern Africa. It grows in rocky terrain, often in crevices from elevations of 500 to 2000 meters.

The plant measures between 10 and 30 centimeters with woody stems. It flowers from June to September, with flowers 1 to 2.2 centimeters across.^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Potentilla caulescens". The Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

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[1] "Potentilla caulescens". The Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

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Potentilla caulescens

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. caulescens
Binomial name
*Potentilla caulescens* L., 1756
Synonyms
List Dasiphora jacquinii Raf. Fragaria caulescens (L.) Crantz Fragariastrum caulescens (L.) Schur Fragariastrum petiolatum (Gaudin) Schur Fragariastrum petiolulatum (Gaudin) Schur Potentilla alba Cav. & Pourr. ex Willk. Potentilla alba var. caulescens Lam. Potentilla caulescens subsp. caulescens Potentilla caulescens var. cebennensis Siegfr. ex Debeaux Potentilla caulescens subsp. cebennensis (Siegfr. ex Debeaux) Kerguélen Potentilla caulescens subsp. iserensis Soják Potentilla caulescens var. petiolulata (Gaudin) Lamotte Potentilla caulescens subsp. petiolulata (Gaudin) Nyman Potentilla caulescens var. petiolulosa Ser. Potentilla caulescens subsp. petiolulosa (Ser.) Arcang. Potentilla caulescens var. petrophila (Boiss.) Th.Wolf Potentilla caulescens subsp. petrophila (Boiss.) Nyman Potentilla caulescens var. sericea Coss. Potentilla caulescens var. villosa Boiss. Potentilla corymbosa Pourr. Potentilla kristofiana Zimmeter Potentilla petiolulata Gaudin Potentilla petiolulosa (Ser.) Strobl Potentilla petrophila Boiss. Trichothalamus caulescens (L.) Spreng. Trichothalamus petiolulatus (Gaudin) Fourr.