Potentilla alba
White Cinquefoil
Also known as: Dasiphora alba (L.) Raf. +13 more
- Dasiphora alba (L.) Raf.
- Fragaria alba (L.) Crantz
- Fragariastrum album (L.) Schur
- Potentilla alba f. obovata (Th.Wolf) Diklic
- Potentilla alba f. parvifolia Waisb.
- Potentilla alba f. platyphylla Th.Wolf
- Potentilla alba f. reducta Vidal
- Potentilla alba f. stenophylla Th.Wolf
- Potentilla alba subsp. splendens Poir.
- Potentilla alba var. heterophylla Ilse
- Potentilla alba var. obovata Th.Wolf
- Potentilla alba var. reducta (G.Vidal) Hegi
- Potentilla cordata Schrank
- Trichothalamus albus (L.) Fourr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Europe, Potentilla alba (commonly known as White Cinquefoil) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Rosaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Great Britain